Issue 13, 2016

Digital droplet LAMP as a microfluidic app on standard laboratory devices

Abstract

Digital nucleic acid amplification methods are a growing research field that allows for absolute quantification of DNA making the need of standard curves redundant. However, most of the existing digital amplification systems require specialized laboratory devices and costly investments. The required disposable cartridges are device specific and not interchangeable. Here, we present digital droplet loop-mediated isothermal amplification (ddLAMP) as a microfluidic app on standard laboratory devices. ddLAMP is implemented on a disposable polymer chip (DropChip) in the format of a standard microscope slide. After off-chip DNA denaturation, the reaction mix is emulsified in the DropChip in a mini centrifuge for 6 minutes. The DropChip is transferred to an in situ thermal cycler for 1 hour of incubation. Afterwards, a fluorescence scan in a microarray scanner is performed. The DropChip allows for absolute quantification with a dynamic range of 15–1500 DNA copies per μl. Assay conditions were optimized for ddLAMP and comparison of ddPCR and ddLAMP for genomic E. coli DNA reveals very good concordance.

Graphical abstract: Digital droplet LAMP as a microfluidic app on standard laboratory devices

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Feb 2016
Accepted
01 Mar 2016
First published
03 Mar 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 2750-2755

Digital droplet LAMP as a microfluidic app on standard laboratory devices

F. Schuler, C. Siber, S. Hin, S. Wadle, N. Paust, R. Zengerle and F. von Stetten, Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2750 DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00600K

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