EP3538267A1 - Microfluidic device and method for analysing nucleic acids - Google Patents
Microfluidic device and method for analysing nucleic acidsInfo
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- the invention relates to a microfluidic device and a method for the analysis of nucleic acids.
- Microfluidic devices are known for a variety of purposes. For the analysis of nucleic acids, however, known microfluidic devices have disadvantages, in particular regarding the efficiency and accuracy of the analysis.
- microfluidic refers here in particular to the size of the microfluidic device
- the microfluidic device is characterized in that in the fluidic channels and chambers arranged therein physical phenomena that are generally associated with microtechnology are relevant, for example capillary effects , Effects (especially mechanical effects) associated with surface tensions of the fluid, and effects such as thermophoresis and electrophoresis, which are usually dominant in microfluidics over gravitational effects
- the device may also be characterized in that it is made at least partially by a layer-by-layer process and that channels are arranged between layers of the layer structure.
- microfluidic can also be characterized via the cross sections within the device, which are used to guide the Serve fluids. Typical are, for example, cross sections in the range of 100 ⁇ [microns] times 100 ⁇ up to 800 ⁇ times 800 ⁇ .
- the microfluidic device may be a so-called "lab on a chip.” Such a “lab on a chip” is intended and configured to perform biochemical processes. This means that functionalities of a macroscopic laboratory z. B. be integrated into a plastic substrate.
- the microfluidic device may e.g. As channels, reaction chambers, upstream reagents, valves, pumps and / or Aktuations-, detection and control units have.
- the microfluidic device can make it possible to process biochemical processes fully automatically. This can z. B. Tests on liquid samples are performed. Such tests can z. B. find application in medicine.
- the microfluidic device may also be referred to as a microfluidic cartridge. In particular, by introducing samples into the microfluidic device, biochemical processes can be carried out in the microfluidic device. The samples may also be admixed with additional substances which trigger, accelerate and / or facilitate biochemical reactions.
- the microfluidic device is preferably particularly adapted and designed to analyze nucleic acids. This may in particular include an analysis of DNA.
- the microfluidic device can facilitate the implementation of several, in particular also different analysis and / or detection methods.
- the microfluidic device is preferably adapted and intended to perform an analysis of nucleic acids as described below. If, for example, a sample to be analyzed comprises cells with DNA contained therein, the cells should first be disrupted. This is preferably done by lysis, ie by chemical, enzymatic and / or mechanical action (eg by means of ultrasound) on the cells. The result of such a lysis is a lysate.
- the liberated from the cells in the lysis of nucleic acids can then be purified, further processed and / or analyzed.
- the nucleic acids can be further processed by means of amplification.
- Amplification is to be understood as meaning, in particular, the amplification of DNA by an enzyme (such as, for example, polymerase).
- an enzyme such as, for example, polymerase
- PCR polymerase chain Reaction
- chain reaction refers to the fact that a product of an amplification reaction can in turn be the starting material of a renewed amplification reaction.
- the lysate resulting from the lysis can be mixed, for example, with a binding buffer and brought into contact with a solid matrix.
- a solid matrix in particular a filter is preferred.
- the nucleic acids adsorb to the filter.
- the microfluidic device comprises the filter unit.
- the filter unit preferably comprises a filter which, as described, is suitable as a solid matrix for binding nucleic acids to itself.
- a silica filter is preferred because such a nucleic acid can bind to itself particularly well. Therefore, a silica filter is particularly well suited for use in the analysis of nucleic acids.
- the filter unit has an inlet for the lysate, through which the lysate can be introduced into the filter unit and into the filter (in particular into the silica filter).
- the filter unit can be charged with the lysate by passing the lysate through the filter unit.
- the nucleic acids can be bound to the filter.
- the loading of the filter unit with the lysate is preferably carried out with the aid of the pump unit which conveys the lysate into the filter.
- the filter is preferably flushed with an elution medium.
- the elution medium is preferably water, Tween-added water or an elution buffer.
- the elution medium is preferably provided in a reservoir.
- the reservoir is contained in the microfluidic device.
- the microfluidic device comprises a reservoir which contains exactly the amount of elution medium needed for analysis by the microfluidic device. It is also possible to provide a plurality of such reservoirs in order to be able to carry out a number of analysis operations with the microfluidic device (for example, before refilling of the reservoirs becomes necessary).
- the elution medium may also be introduced into the microfluidic device through an inlet from outside the microfluidic device.
- the elution medium is preferably pumped into the filter unit via the pump unit.
- the pump unit is preferably connected to the reservoir or to the inlet of the microfluidic device for the elution medium and to the filter unit via connecting lines.
- the connecting lines may in particular be components such as tubes and channels of a microfluidic network.
- the pumping unit is preferably designed and arranged to convey a fluid (in particular a liquid) through a conduit.
- the pump unit can be driven mechanically, electrically or pneumatically.
- the pumping unit may include a variable volume pumping chamber which may be emptied by manual compression (for example, by hand). By such an emptying, a liquid located in the pumping unit or in the pumping space of the pumping unit can be conveyed out of the pumping unit.
- the pumping unit comprises a micromembrane pump.
- the pumping volume indicates how much of a fluid can be taken up for pumping within the pumping unit at the same time.
- the pumping volume is the amount of fluid that can be delivered through a pumping cycle. Under a pumping cycle of a cyclically operating pump is to be understood that the pumping unit is filled with the fluid and then emptied again.
- the pumping unit has an inlet and an outlet for the fluid.
- the pumping unit may continuously aspirate the fluid at the inlet and spend at the outlet.
- a pumping cycle may be provided by first aspirating the fluid through the inlet and then pumping it out of the outlet (after the pumping unit is filled).
- the pumping direction of the pumping unit is directed from the inlet to the outlet.
- the inlet of the pumping unit is preferably connected to the reservoir or to the inlet of the microfluidic device for the elution medium.
- the outlet of the pumping unit is preferably connected to the filter unit.
- the reservoir may also be exchangeable in a preferred embodiment.
- the reservoir may also include a plurality of (at least two) reservoir chambers in which various media are provided.
- variation media here includes, in particular, lysates, elution media and optionally binding buffer (or else washing buffer)
- valves or the like can also be arranged to form a If necessary, connections can also be provided upstream of the pumping unit (ie reservoir side) with which media (in particular lysates, elution media, binding buffers) of the apparatus can be provided.
- the elution medium driven by the pump unit can preferably flow through the filter unit in such a way that the elution medium dissolves and absorbs the nucleic acids bound in the filter unit (in particular on the silica filter) (ie the nucleic acids elute).
- the elution medium which then also contains the nucleic acids, can be referred to as eluate. It is particularly preferred that the elution medium or the eluate after leaving the filter unit comprises the nucleic acids to be analyzed.
- the filter unit preferably has an inlet and an outlet for the elution medium or for the eluate.
- the inlet and the outlet of the elution medium filter unit and the eluate, respectively, are different from the inlet of the lysate filter unit described above.
- the lysate can be replaced by the Inlet and / or entered through the outlet of the filter unit for the elution medium or for the eluate in the filter unit.
- the elution medium or the eluate can be further processed after exiting the filter unit.
- further processes in particular enzymatic reactions such.
- amplification especially a PCR
- sequencing and Restriktiosnenzymverdau preferred.
- the eluate or a portion of the eluate is preferably with reagents such.
- the PCR reaction mixture may contain, for example, oligonucleotides, primers, salts and / or the enzyme polymerase.
- the reaction chamber is preferably used for mixing with reagents and / or for carrying out a particular enzymatic reaction.
- the reaction chamber is preferably connected via a connecting line to the filter unit (in particular to the outlet of the filter unit for the elution medium or for the eluate).
- the reagents are pre-stored in the reaction chamber, in particular in freeze-dried or in lyophilized form. Through the inlet of the eluate so upstream reagents are dissolved at the inlet of the eluate.
- the filter unit and the reaction chamber are preferably matched to one another such that an eluate volume obtainable from the filter unit can be completely filled into the reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber is preferably completely filled. This means that neither an excess of the eluate volume remains, nor is the eluate volume smaller than the volume of the reaction chamber. In particular, it is preferred that when filling the eluate in the reaction chamber no gas bubbles are formed in the reaction chamber.
- the storage container or the storage container chambers (and in particular its volume) is preferably also connected to the filter unit and to the reaction chamber (and in particular to the volumes of the filter unit and the Reaction chamber) adapted such that a volume of the elution medium discharged from the reservoir corresponds to the volume of the eluate, which can fill the reaction chamber exactly.
- the eluate can be mixed with reagents before entering the reaction chamber or in the reaction chamber.
- a volume of the reagents is preferably taken into account such that the volume of the reservoir is smaller by the volume of the reagents than the volume of the reaction chamber.
- the pump unit comprises a cyclically operating pump.
- the pumped volume of elution medium can be controlled particularly well. It is particularly preferred that the pumping volume of the cyclically operating pump exactly corresponds to the required amount of elution medium (ie, that the pumping volume is identical in particular to the volume of the filter unit), so that a single pumping cycle is sufficient to fill the filter unit.
- the eluate can be used completely for further processing steps (such as eg a PCR). As a result, all eluted nucleic acids can be used for further processing. This may result in an increase in the sensitivity of the analysis. Also, in such a complete reaction of the eluate further analysis can be carried out very quickly. For example, in the case of a large initial quantity of eluate or in the case of a large starting number of nucleic acid molecules, repeated amplification can be dispensed with and only one amplification cycle can be carried out. This means that by increasing the input quantity (or by using the eluate completely), a smaller number of amplification cycles can give the same amount of product.
- the microfluidic device preferably has valves for controlling the flow of the elution medium or the eluate.
- a volume of the reaction chamber is at most 20% greater than the pumping volume.
- the pump unit comprises a cyclically operating pump.
- the pumping unit and in particular the pumping volume are preferably matched to the filter unit and the reaction chamber (and possibly also the reservoir) or to the respective volumes.
- the entire elution medium in the reservoir can be filled into the pumping volume, wherein the pumping volume is completely filled. Due to the cyclical operation of the pump, the pumping volume can be completely filled. Subsequently, the elution medium is preferably pumped into the filter unit.
- the elution medium from the pumping unit can be filled into the filter unit, with the filter unit being completely filled.
- the elution medium (which then contains the nucleic acids and is present as eluate) can be passed from the filter unit into the reaction chamber. It is preferred that the eluate can be completely filled into the reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber can be completely filled. If no mixing with reagents is provided, it is preferred that the volumes of the reservoir, the pump (ie the pumping volume), the filter unit and the reaction chamber are each the same size.
- the volume of the reaction chamber is preferably smaller by the volume of the reagents than the respective volumes of the reservoir, the pump (ie Pump volume) and the filter unit.
- the volume of the reaction chamber is greater than the pumping volume by at most 20%.
- the volume of reagents to be considered corresponds at most to the 20% difference in volume between the reaction chamber and the pumping unit (or the pumping volume).
- the pumping volume is 20 to 30 ⁇ [microliters] and the volume of the reaction chamber is 20 to 35 ⁇ (if the stated condition is met that the volume of the reaction chamber is greater than the pumping volume by at most 20%).
- the microfluidic device further comprises a first side channel for discharging a content of the pumping unit downstream of the pumping unit.
- the first side channel preferably branches off downstream of the pumping unit, ie in the pumping direction downstream of the pumping unit, in particular between the pumping unit and the filter unit.
- the first side channel preferably has a valve to open the first side channel only optional. In particular, it is preferred that the first
- Second side channel is opened while the pump unit is being filled.
- the pump unit can be completely filled, with excess elution medium can flow through the first side channel (instead of entering the filter unit, before this is desired).
- the first side channel is preferably blocked (via the valve in the first side channel).
- the elution medium from the pump unit can be pumped past the first side channel into the filter unit.
- the first side channel can lead into the environment of the microfluidic device (and there, for example, into a collecting container).
- the first side channel may lead into a catch tank or other areas (such as channels) within the microfluidic device. It is preferred that the first side channel leads (back) into the reservoir, so that elution medium passed over the first side channel can be reused.
- the microfluidic device further comprises a second side channel for discharging a content of the
- Filter unit downstream of the filter unit.
- the second side channel preferably branches downstream of the filter unit, i. H. in the pumping direction after the filter unit, from, in particular between the filter unit and the reaction chamber.
- the second side channel preferably has a valve in order to open the second side channel only optionally. In particular, it is preferred that the second side channel is opened while the filter unit is being filled. This may allow prefilling the filter unit (and in particular the silica filter) with elution medium before elution is carried out. Also, the pre-filling can be done with a wash buffer and / or a binding buffer. Furthermore you can
- Contaminations or residues of a wash buffer should be washed from the filter unit before elution is performed.
- the filter unit can be completely filled, wherein excess elution medium (or excess wash buffer and / or binding buffer) can flow off via the second side channel (instead of into the Reaction chamber to arrive, before this is desired).
- the second side channel is preferably blocked (via the valve in the second side channel).
- the elution medium from the filter unit can be pumped past the second side channel into the reaction chamber.
- the second side channel can lead into the environment of the microfluidic device (and there, for example, into a collecting container). Also, the second side channel may lead into a catch tank or other areas (such as channels) within the microfluidic device.
- the microfluidic can lead into the environment of the microfluidic device (and there, for example, into a collecting container).
- the second side channel may lead into a catch tank or other areas (such as channels) within the microfluidic device.
- Device further comprising a parallel to the filter unit arranged return line.
- the return line preferably branches off downstream of the filter unit, in particular between the filter unit and the reaction chamber. From there, the elution medium can be removed (in particular from a connecting line between the filter unit and the reaction chamber) and returned through the return line. In particular, the recycling can be carried out such that the withdrawn elution medium can be added again at a location upstream of the filter unit.
- the return line is preferably connected to a connecting line between the pump unit and the filter unit (or also to an outlet of the pump unit or to an inlet of the filter unit).
- the return line preferably comprises an additional return pump.
- the elution medium may preferably be pumped through the recycle line due to pressure generated by the pumping unit.
- the return line is formed together with the first side channel and / or with the second side channel.
- the return line is formed as a connecting line between the first side channel and the second side channel.
- the return line may branch off at a position between the filter unit and the reaction chamber, which is different from a branch point of the second side channel, and then opens into the first side channel.
- the return line branch off from the second side channel and at one point in a connecting line between the Pump unit and the filter unit open, which is different from a branch point of the first side channel.
- the elution medium can be passed through the filter unit several times via the return line.
- nucleic acids bound in the filter unit can be dissolved particularly well and absorbed by the elution medium (i.e., eluted).
- the microfluidic device further comprises a combing comb, which is connected to the filter unit and / or to the reaction chamber.
- the eluate from the filter unit can optionally be introduced into the reaction chamber and / or into the mixing chamber.
- reagents required for a reaction in the reaction chamber be pre-stored in the mixing chamber.
- mixing of the reagents with the eluate and / or dissolution of the reagents can take place.
- a spatial separation of the mixing of the reagents with the eluate and / or the dissolution of the reagents from the execution of the reaction is possible through the mixing chamber. This can be achieved that the reaction chamber is completely filled, in particular while avoiding gas bubbles. Without such a physical separation, mixing the reagents with the eluate and / or dissolving the reagents could create gas pockets within the reaction chamber. Such gas bubbles could adversely affect the reaction to be carried out.
- the spatial separation of the mixing chamber and the reaction chamber a particularly fast and particularly well-defined filling of the eluate into the mixing chamber.
- a particularly good dissolution of the reagents can be achieved.
- the formation of gas bubbles can be suppressed particularly well.
- the mixing chamber preferably has a volume which corresponds to the pumping volume.
- the mixing chamber can also be used as a pumping chamber, so that the elution medium (which is then optionally mixed with dissolved reagents) can preferably be pumped out of the mixing chamber and into the reaction chamber.
- the mixing chamber is preferably designed as a pumping chamber. This means, for example, that reagents can be arranged upstream in a mixing chamber designed as a pumping chamber. After the filling of the mixing chamber, in particular with the eluate, a membrane of the mixing chamber can be deflected and the mixture is thus displaced from the mixing chamber into the reaction chamber.
- the eluate may first be mixed in the mixing chamber with reagents, pumped into the reaction chamber and then pumped back into the mixing chamber for further processing.
- two Elutionsvortician can be carried out in a row, z. B. one in the second side channel and one in the reaction chamber.
- the two eluate fractions i.e., the portions of the eluate which are processed separately
- step b) the lysate of the sample provided in step a) is preferably introduced into the filter unit.
- the filter material within the filter unit is preferably the filter material.
- the filter material may in particular be in the form of a silica filter available.
- step c) the pumping of the elution medium preferably takes place via the pump unit.
- step d) can be carried out using the entire elution medium (or eluate) used in step c).
- the method further comprises the method step:
- the reagents dissolved in step e) may be, for example, PCR reagents.
- the reagents are preferably pre-stored in the reaction chamber and / or in the mixing chamber, in particular in freeze-dried form.
- the microfluidic device is oriented at least temporarily such that the reaction chamber is arranged above the filter unit.
- the microfluidic device is oriented as described for the entire duration of the process.
- the fact that the reaction chamber is arranged above the filter unit is to be understood in terms of earth gravity. That is, with an orientation of the microfluidic device with the reaction chamber positioned above the filter unit, the gravitational force acts, for example, on the elution medium in a direction from the reaction chamber to the filter unit. As a result, the formation of gas bubbles within the reaction chamber can be suppressed particularly well.
- a microfluidic device with a mixing chamber and a reaction chamber is preferably used. It is preferred that a connecting line between the mixing chamber and the reaction chamber has a line volume, the (expected) volume of the resulting Gas bubbles corresponds. This can be collected by transferring the eluate from the mixing chamber into the reaction chamber, the resulting gas in the connecting line, while the eluate can be pumped without gas inclusions in the reaction chamber.
- FIGS. show particularly preferred embodiments, to which the invention is not limited.
- the figures and in particular the illustrated proportions are only schematic. They show schematically:
- FIG. 1 shows a microfluidic device for analyzing nucleic acids in a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 shows a microfluidic device for analyzing nucleic acids in a second embodiment
- FIG. 3 shows a microfluidic device for analyzing nucleic acids in a third embodiment
- the microfluidic device 1 shows a first embodiment of a microfluidic device 1 for the analysis of nucleic acids.
- the microfluidic device 1 comprises a reservoir 2, a pumping unit 3 with a pumping direction 20, a filter unit 5 for applying a lysate and a reaction chamber 6, which are arranged in the stated order in a pumping direction of the pumping unit 3.
- the pumping direction has in the illustration of FIG. 1 from left to right, which is indicated by an arrow in the pumping unit 3.
- the filter unit 5 comprises a filter material 19.
- the pump unit 3 has a pumping volume 4.
- the microfluidic device 1 is adapted to an elution medium from the reservoir 2 via the pump unit 3 for elution into the filter unit 5 and then to the other
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of a microfluidic device 1, which represents a supplement to the first embodiment.
- the elements not described below are identical to those of the first embodiment.
- the second embodiment has a first side channel 7, which branches off between a pumping unit 3 and the first valve 11 from a connecting line between the pumping unit 3 and the filter unit 5.
- the first side channel 7 has a third valve 13.
- the first side channel 7 leads out of the microfluidic device 1, which is indicated by an arrow.
- the second embodiment further comprises, in addition to the first embodiment, a second side channel 8 which branches off between a filter unit 5 and a fifth valve 15 from a connection line between the filter unit 5 and the reaction chamber 6.
- the second side channel 8 has a fourth valve 14.
- the second side channel 8 leads out of the microfluidic device 1, which is indicated by an arrow.
- Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment of a microfluidic device 1, which is an extension of the first embodiment.
- the elements not described below are identical to those of the first embodiment.
- the microfluidic device 1 has, in addition to the reaction chamber 6, a mixing chamber 10.
- the mixing chamber 10 can be used to spatially separate an elution medium from the reaction chamber 6 with reagents.
- the reaction chamber 6 is connected to the filter unit 5 via the fifth valve 15
- the mixing chamber 10 is connected to the filter unit 5 via a sixth valve 16 and a seventh valve 17.
- a return line 9 which opens at a point between the pump unit 3 and the second valve 12 in a connecting line between the pump unit 3 and the filter unit 5.
- the return line 9 is arranged parallel to the filter unit 5 and makes it possible to pass an elution medium through the filter unit several times.
- the return line has an eighth valve 18.
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