16 research outputs found
Design and fabrication of a centrifugally driven microfluidic disk for fully integrated metabolic assays on whole blood
For the first time, we present a novel and fully integrated centrifugal microfluidic â lab-on-a-diskâ for rapid metabolic assays in human whole blood. All essential steps comprising blood sampling, metering, plasma extraction and the final optical detection are conducted within t = 150 s in passive structures integrated on one disposable disk. Our technology features a novel plasma extraction structure (V = 500 nL, CV < 5%) without using any hydrophobic microfluidics where the purified plasma (cRBC< 0.11%) is centrifugally separated and subsequently extracted through a capillarily primed extraction channel into the detection chamber. While this capillary extraction requires precisely defined, narrow micro-structures, the reactive mixing and detection is most efficient within larger cavities. The corresponding manufacturing technique of these macro- and micro structures in the range of 30 ” m to 1000 ” m is also presented for the first time: A novel, cost-efficient hybrid prototyping technique of a multiscale epoxy master for subsequent hot embossing of polymer disks
TIR-based dynamic liquid-level and flow-rate sensing and its application on centrifugal microfluidic platforms
For the first time we present a technique for the spatio-temporally resolved localization of liquid-gas interfaces on centrifugal microfluidic platforms based on total internal reflection (TIR) at the channel wall. The simple setup consists of a line laser and a linear image sensor array mounted in a stationary instrument. Apart from identifying the presence of (usually unwanted) gas bubbles, the here described online meniscus detection allows to measure liquid volumes with a high precision of 1.9%. Additionally, flow rates and viscosities (range: 1-10.7 mPa s) can be sensed even during rotation at frequencies up to 30 Hz with a precision of 4.7% and 4.3%, respectively
Verbindungstechnik von carbonfaserverstÀrkten Kunststoff-Halbzeugen in dynamischen Robotersystemen
In folgender Veröffentlichung wird eine Möglichkeit aufgezeigt, wie der zukunftstrÀchtige Werkstoff
âCarbonfaserverstĂ€rkter Kunststoffâ (CFK) einfach und kostengĂŒnstig in hochdynamischen Robotersystemen
zum Einsatz kommen kann. Hierbei ist es entscheidend, dass die aufwendige und kostenintensive Fertigung von
einzelnen CFK-Bauteilen umgangen wird, ohne die herausragenden Werkstoffeigenschaften einzuschrÀnken. Im
Forschungsprojekt âStabkinematik-Leichtbau-Roboterâ (SLR) werden dazu verschiedene Möglichkeiten
erarbeitet, stattdessen auf standardmĂ€Ăig angebotene Halbzeuge aus CFK zurĂŒckzugreifen. Ein zentrales Thema
stellt dabei die Verbindungstechnik dar, die beim FĂŒgen von CFK Halbzeugen (hier: Platten) erforderlich wird.
Eine Vielfalt von Tests verschiedener Verbindungen zeigt, dass sich eine Fingerverzinkung fĂŒr den betrachten
Anwendungsfall am besten eignet. Daher werden zwei Varianten mit Fingerverzinkung genau analysiert, zum
einen, eine mit Verschraubungen und, zum anderen, als Klebung. Die Ergebnisse der beiden Varianten zeigen
Ă€hnliche Festigkeitskennwerte, wobei die Klebung etwas höhere Werte aufweist. DemgegenĂŒber ist die
Schraubverbindung komfortabler zu montieren und bietet die Möglichkeit der Demontage
Optical beam guidance in monolithic polymer chips for miniaturized colorimetric assays
For the first time, we present a simple and robust optical concept to enable precise and sensitive read-out of colorimetric assays in flat lab-on-a-chip devices. The optical guidance of the probe beam through an incorporated measurement chamber to the detector is based on the total internal reflection at V-grooves in the polymer chip. This way, the optical path length through the flat measurement chamber and thus the performance of the measurements are massively enhanced compared to direct (perpendicular) beam incidence. This is demonstrated by a chip-based, colorimetric glucose-assay on serum. Outstanding features are an excellent reproducibility (CV= 1.91 %), a competitive lower limit of detection (cmin = 124 ÎŒM), and a high degree of linearity (R2 = 0.998) within a working range extending over nearly three orders of magnitude
Direct hemoglobin measurement by monolithically integrated optical beam guidance
We present a concept for optical beam guidance by total internal reflection (TIR) at V-grooves as retro reflectors which are monolithically integrated on a microfluidic "lab-on-a-disk". This way, the optical path length through a measurement chamber and thus the sensitivity of colorimetric assays is massively enhanced compared to direct (perpendicular) beam incidence. With this rugged optical concept, we determine the concentration of hemoglobin (Hb) in human whole blood. Outstanding features are a high degree of linearity (R2 = 0.993) between the optical signal and the Hb together with a reproducibility of CV= 2.9 %, and a time-to-result of 100 seconds, only
Parallelization of chip-based fluorescence immuno-assays with quantum-dot labelled beads
This paper presents an optical concept for the read-out of a parallel, bead-based fluorescence immunoassay conducted on a lab-on-a-disk platform. The reusable part of the modular setup comprises a detection unit featuring a single LED as light source, two emission-filters, and a color CCD-camera as standard components together with a spinning drive as actuation unit. The miniaturized lab-on-a-disk is devised as a disposable. In the read-out process of the parallel assay, beads are first identified by the color of incorporated quantum dots (QDs). Next, the reaction-specific fluorescence signal is quantified with FluoSpheres-labeled detection anti-bodies. To enable a fast and automated read-out, suitable algorithms have been implemented in this work. Based on this concept, we successfully demonstrated a Hepatitis-A assay on our disk-based lab-on-a-chip
Chemoselective Dual Labeling of Native and Recombinant Proteins
The
attachment of two different functionalities in a site-selective
fashion represents a great challenge in protein chemistry. We report
site specific dual functionalizations of peptides and proteins capitalizing
on reactivity differences of cysteines in their free (thiol) and protected,
oxidized (disulfide) forms. The dual functionalization of interleukin
2 and EYFP proceeded with no loss of bioactivity in a stepwise fashion
applying maleimide and disulfide rebridging allyl-sulfone groups.
In order to ensure broader applicability of the functionalization
strategy, a novel, short peptide sequence that introduces a disulfide
bridge was designed and site-selective dual labeling in the presence
of biogenic groups was successfully demonstrated
GEO.Cool : KĂŒhlung mit oberflĂ€chennaher Geothermie - Möglichkeiten, Grenzen, Innovation -
Das Verbundprojekt GEO.Cool von Partnern im Landesforschungszentrum Geothermie (LFZG) hat zum Ziel, Möglichkeiten sowie Grenzen der KĂŒhlung mit oberflĂ€chennaher Geothermie in interdisziplinĂ€rer Arbeit zu erheben und daraus Impulse fĂŒr Innovationen in diesem Bereich zu gewinnen.
Das Vorhaben ist in die folgenden sechs Arbeitspakete (AP) gegliedert:
AP 1: Bedarfe und Systemaspekte
AP 2: Systemtechnik und Planung von Anlagen zur KĂŒhlung mit oberflĂ€chennaher Ge-othermie
AP 3: Analyse von Best-Practice-Beispielen
AP 4: Thermisches und hydrogeologisches Verhalten des Untergrunds
AP 5: Genehmigungspraxis und Grenzwerte
AP 6: Synopse, Innovationspotenzial und Transfer.
Das Projekt hat eine Laufzeit vom 23.01.2017 bis zum 30.09.2019 (Förderzeitraum fĂŒr alle Arbeitspakete und Projektpartner)