Portable preparation, analysis, and detection apparatus for nucleic acid processing
First Claim
1. A cartridge comprising:
- a chamber having a first end and a second end;
a first electrode disposed adjacent the first end;
a second electrode disposed adjacent the second end;
a sample receiving area defined in the chamber between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a nucleic acid capture membrane disposed inside the chamber between the first electrode and the second electrode; and
a sieving matrix disposed inside the chamber between the sample receiving area and the nucleic acid capture membrane;
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to produce an electric field that extends from the first electrode to the second electrode and the second electrode comprises a portion transparent to visible light.
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Abstract
The present teachings comprise a device and method for lysing and/or purifying biological sample. The device can comprise a cartridge having a chamber containing a biological sample receiving region, a plurality of electrodes, and one or more sieving matrices. The electrodes can be configured to lyse the biological sample through the production of a pulsed electrical field. The electrodes can also be configured to heat lyse the biological sample. The electrodes can also be configured to electrophoretically move the biological sample through one or more sieving matrices. A portion of the sample can be isolated on a membrane. The portion of the sample isolated on the membrane can be amplified and detected. A portion of the sample can be isolated in a collection area present in the cartridge. The portion of the sample isolated in the collection area can be removed from the cartridge.
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20 Claims
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1. A cartridge comprising:
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a chamber having a first end and a second end;
a first electrode disposed adjacent the first end;
a second electrode disposed adjacent the second end;
a sample receiving area defined in the chamber between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a nucleic acid capture membrane disposed inside the chamber between the first electrode and the second electrode; and
a sieving matrix disposed inside the chamber between the sample receiving area and the nucleic acid capture membrane;
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to produce an electric field that extends from the first electrode to the second electrode and the second electrode comprises a portion transparent to visible light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cartridge comprising:
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a chamber having a first end, a second end, a side wall, and an opening defined in the first end;
a cap disposed in the opening, the cap comprising at least one first electrode;
at least one second electrode disposed at the second end of the chamber;
a first sieving matrix disposed in the chamber between the cap and the at least one second electrode; and
a second sieving matrix disposed in the chamber between the first sieving matrix and the at least one second electrode, the first and second sieving matrixes being spaced from one another to provide a collection area disposed in the chamber between the first sieving matrix and the second sieving matrix. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of sample preparation, comprising:
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loading a biological sample into a cartridge, the cartridge comprising first and second ends, at least one first electrode at the first end, at least one second electrode at the second end, a first sieving matrix disposed between the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode, a second sieving matrix disposed between the first sieving matrix and the at least one second electrode and spaced apart from the first sieving matrix;
electroporating the sample by applying a voltage to the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode;
moving polar analytes in the sample into the first sieving matrix by an electrically created motive force; and
collecting a portion of the sample resulting from the electrophoretic moving. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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