Issue 17, 2012

A paper and plastic device for performing recombinase polymerase amplification of HIV DNA

Abstract

Despite the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of HIV, only a small fraction of HIV-exposed infants in low- and middle-income countries are tested for the disease. The gold standard for early infant diagnosis, DNA PCR, requires resources that are unavailable in poor settings, and no point-of-care HIV DNA test is currently available. We have developed a device constructed of layers of paper, glass fiber, and plastic that is capable of performing isothermal, enzymatic amplification of HIV DNA. The device is inexpensive, small, light-weight, and easy to assemble. The device stores lyophilized enzymes, facilitates mixing of reaction components, and supports recombinase polymerase amplification in five steps of operation. Using commercially available lateral flow strips as a detection method, we demonstrate the ability of our device to amplify 10 copies of HIV DNA to detectable levels in 15 min. Our results suggest that our device, which is designed to be used after DNA extraction from dried-blood spots, may serve in conjunction with lateral flow strips as part of a point-of-care HIV DNA test to be used in low resource settings.

Graphical abstract: A paper and plastic device for performing recombinase polymerase amplification of HIV DNA

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Apr 2012
Accepted
31 May 2012
First published
01 Jun 2012

Lab Chip, 2012,12, 3082-3088

A paper and plastic device for performing recombinase polymerase amplification of HIV DNA

B. A. Rohrman and R. R. Richards-Kortum, Lab Chip, 2012, 12, 3082 DOI: 10.1039/C2LC40423K

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