Comparative modeling and analysis of microfluidic and conventional DNA microarrays |
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Authors: | Benn James A Hu Jenny Hogan Bradley J Fry Rebecca C Samson Leona D Thorsen Todd |
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Affiliation: | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. |
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Abstract: | A theoretical analysis was developed to predict molecular hybridization rates for microarrays where samples flow through microfluidic channels and for conventional microarrays where samples remain stationary during hybridization. The theory was validated by using a multiplexed microfluidic microarray where eight samples were hybridized simultaneously against eight probes using 60-mer DNA strands. Mass transfer coefficients ranged over three orders of magnitude where either kinetic reaction rates or molecular diffusion rates controlled overall hybridization rates. Probes were printed using microfluidic channels and also conventional spotting techniques. Consistent with the theoretical model, the microfluidic microarray demonstrated the ability to print DNA probes in less than 1 min and to detect 10-pM target concentrations with hybridization times in less than 5 min. |
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Keywords: | Microarray Hybridization Biochips DNA Mass transport |
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