Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification analysis
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising at least one sample flow channel and at least one cell lysing region disposed in fluid communication with said sample flow channel, said cell lysing region comprising a portion of a flow channel having a cell lysing structure therein, at least one of said cell lysing region and said sample flow channel having a mesoscale cross-sectional dimension;
flowing the cell-containing fluid sample through the sample flow channel into the cell lysing region;
lysing at least one cell in the cell-containing fluid sample in the cell lysing region, wherein the lysing results from the application of a flow pressure to force the at least one cell into contact with the cell lysing structure in the cell lysing region, said cell lysing structure comprising cell membrane piercing protrusions extending from a wall of the flow channel, or sharp-edged particles trapped within a chamber of the flow channel; and
detecting an intracellular component of the at least one cell.
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices for amplifying a preselected polynucleotide in a sample by conducting a polynucleotide polymerization reaction. The devices comprise a substrate microfabricated to define a sample inlet port and a mesoscale flow system, which extends from the inlet port. The mesoscale flow system includes a polynucleotide polymerization reaction chamber in fluid communication with the inlet port which is provided with reagents required for polymerization and amplification of a preselected polynucleotide. In one embodiment the devices may be utilized to implement a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the reaction chamber (PCR chamber). The PCR chamber is provided with the sample polynucleotide, polymerase, nucleoside triphosphates, primers and other reagents required for the polymerase chain reaction, and the device is provided with a device for thermally controlling the temperature of the contents of the reaction chamber at a temperature controlled to dehybridize double stranded polynucleotide, to anneal the primers, and to polymerize and amplify the polynucleotide.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a substrate comprising at least one sample flow channel and at least one cell lysing region disposed in fluid communication with said sample flow channel, said cell lysing region comprising a portion of a flow channel having a cell lysing structure therein, at least one of said cell lysing region and said sample flow channel having a mesoscale cross-sectional dimension; flowing the cell-containing fluid sample through the sample flow channel into the cell lysing region; lysing at least one cell in the cell-containing fluid sample in the cell lysing region, wherein the lysing results from the application of a flow pressure to force the at least one cell into contact with the cell lysing structure in the cell lysing region, said cell lysing structure comprising cell membrane piercing protrusions extending from a wall of the flow channel, or sharp-edged particles trapped within a chamber of the flow channel; and detecting an intracellular component of the at least one cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting an intracellular component of at least one cell in a cell-containing fluid sample comprising:
- lysing the at least one cell in the fluid sample, wherein the lysing results from the application of a flow pressure to force the at least one cell into contact with a cell lysing structure within a cell lysing region of a flow channel of a solid substrate, said cell lysing structure comprising cell membrane piercing protrusions extending from a wall of the flow channel, or sharp-edged particles trapped within a chamber of the flow channel;
flowing an intracellular component of the at least one cell through a sample flow channel of the solid substrate to a detection region of the substrate, at least one of the flow channel and detection region having at least one mesoscale cross-sectional dimension; and detecting the intracellular component of the at least one cell in the detection region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- lysing the at least one cell in the fluid sample, wherein the lysing results from the application of a flow pressure to force the at least one cell into contact with a cell lysing structure within a cell lysing region of a flow channel of a solid substrate, said cell lysing structure comprising cell membrane piercing protrusions extending from a wall of the flow channel, or sharp-edged particles trapped within a chamber of the flow channel;
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