TW202215031A - Nucleic acid detection disc and nucleic acid detection device - Google Patents

Abstract

A nucleic acid detection disc includes a detection chip and a laser emission device. The detection chip includes a first cover plate, a spacer layer and a second cover plate. The first cover plate. The spacer layer and the second cover plate are surrounded to form a channel. The channel is used to carry the detection solution so that the detection solution can carry out nucleic acid amplification reaction in the channel to obtain nucleic acid amplification products. An observation window is provided in the first cover plate. The laser emission device is arranged on an outside of the channel, which is used to emit laser towards the channel. The laser is used to irradiate the product liquid beads to send out fluorescent signals. The observation window is used to observe the fluorescent signals. The nucleic acid detection disc provided by the invention can be used for instant quantitative fluorescence detection in the amplification process, with high detection efficiency, low cost, and strong flexibility. A nucleic acid detection device using the nucleic acid detection disc is also provided.

Description

Nucleic acid detection box and nucleic acid detection equipment

The present invention relates to the technical field of nucleic acid detection, in particular to a nucleic acid detection box and nucleic acid detection equipment.

At present, most of the detections for molecular diagnosis, morphology, immunology, etc. are carried out in professional laboratories. The traditional detection process generally includes the following steps: first perform nucleic acid amplification in large and medium-sized detection equipment; then manually transfer the amplified nucleic acid To electrophoresis detection equipment for electrophoresis detection; finally, the electrophoresis detection results are manually transferred to a special fluorescence analyzer for result analysis. The equipment required for the entire detection process is complex, bulky, low in detection efficiency, poor in flexibility, high in cost, complex in operation, and requires a high level of professionalism for operators. Home portable testing is not possible.

In view of this, in order to overcome at least one of the above-mentioned defects, it is necessary to provide a nucleic acid detection kit.

In addition, the present application also provides a nucleic acid detection device for nucleic acid detection using the above nucleic acid detection box.

The present invention provides a nucleic acid detection box, which comprises a detection chip and a laser emission device. The detection chip includes a first cover plate, a spacer layer and a second cover plate, two opposite surfaces of the spacer layer are respectively adjacent to the first cover plate and the second cover plate, the first cover plate, The spacer layer and the second cover plate are surrounded to form a channel, and the channel is used to carry a detection solution so that the detection solution can perform a nucleic acid amplification reaction in the channel to obtain product beads, and the first The cover plate is provided with an observation window; the laser emitting device is arranged on the outside of the channel, and the laser emitting device is used for emitting laser toward the channel; the laser is used to irradiate the product liquid beads to make the The product beads emit a fluorescent signal, and the viewing window is used to observe the fluorescent signal.

In the embodiment of the present application, the detection chip further includes a drive circuit disposed on the side of the second cover plate close to the first cover plate, and disposed on the side of the first cover plate close to the second cover plate The conductive layer, the first dielectric layer disposed on the side of the driving circuit close to the first cover plate, and the second dielectric layer disposed on the side of the conductive layer close to the second cover plate, the The driving circuit and the conductive layer are both electrically connected to a power source, and the channel is formed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.

In the embodiment of the present application, the driving circuit includes a sample application area, a nucleic acid amplification area, and an observation area, and the observation window is set corresponding to the observation area.

In the embodiment of the present application, the number of the nucleic acid amplification regions is two, and the observation region is located between the two nucleic acid amplification regions.

In the embodiment of the present application, the driving circuit further includes a reagent storage area, and the reagent storage area is provided with a probe or a fluorescent reagent.

In the embodiment of the present application, the observation area is located on the side of the nucleic acid amplification area away from the sample application area.

In the embodiment of the present application, the observation area includes three observation sites, and different fluorescent reagents are respectively set on the three observation sites.

In the embodiment of the present application, the detection chip further includes a heating element disposed on the side of the first cover plate and/or the second cover plate away from the channel.

In the embodiment of the present application, the nucleic acid detection box further includes a box body, the detection chip and the laser emitting device are both disposed in the box body, and the box body is provided with an opening corresponding to the observation window.

The present invention also provides a nucleic acid detection device, which includes the nucleic acid detection box and the image acquisition device as described above. The image acquisition device is disposed on a side of the observation window away from the channel, and the image acquisition device is used for acquiring the fluorescent signal through the observation window.

Compared with the prior art, the nucleic acid detection device provided by the present invention can realize real-time fluorescent detection during the PCR process, and can quantify the DNA amplified by PCR according to the fluorescence intensity, and can realize the real-time quantitative detection of the amount of nucleic acid. The overall structure of the nucleic acid detection equipment is simple, the detection operation is simple, the operation process has low professional requirements, and the detection efficiency is high, which greatly reduces the detection cost; at the same time, the detection process is flexible and does not need to be carried out in a fixed laboratory, and the detection equipment is portable. Community testing or home testing can be achieved.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly disposed on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions are used herein for illustrative purposes only.

The system implementations described below are only illustrative, and the division of the modules or circuits is only a logical function division, and other division methods may be used in actual implementation. Furthermore, it is clear that the word "comprising" does not exclude other units or steps and the singular does not exclude the plural. Multiple units or means stated in the system claim may also be implemented by the same unit or means through software or hardware. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote names and do not denote any particular order.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terms used herein in the description of the present invention are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4 , which are a nucleic acid detection box 100 provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The nucleic acid detection box 100 includes a box body 1 , a detection chip 2 and a laser emission device 3 . The detection chip 2 is disposed in the box body 1 , and the detection chip 2 includes a first cover plate 21 , a spacer layer 22 and a second cover plate 23 . The two opposite surfaces of the spacer layer 22 are respectively connected to the first cover plate 21 and the second cover plate 23 . The second cover plate 23 is in contact with the first cover plate 21 , the spacer layer 22 and the second cover plate 23 to form a channel 5 , and the channel 5 is used to carry the detection liquid 6 so that the detection liquid 6 can pass through the channel A nucleic acid amplification reaction is performed within 5 to obtain product beads 8 . The first cover 21 is provided with an observation window 29 ; the laser emitting device 3 is disposed outside the channel 5 , and the laser emitting device 3 is used for emitting the laser 7 toward the inside of the channel 5 . The laser 7 is used to irradiate the product bead 8 , so that the product bead 8 emits a fluorescent signal 9 , and finally the fluorescent signal 9 can be acquired through the observation window 29 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the box body 1 includes a first casing 11 , a second casing 12 , a sample injection port 13 disposed on the second casing 12 , and an opening disposed on the first casing 11 . 14. The first casing 11 and the second casing 12 together form an accommodating cavity (not shown), and the detection chip 2 and the laser emitting device 3 are both accommodated in the accommodating cavity. The sample introduction port 13 is provided corresponding to the detection chip 2 , and is used for adding the detection solution 6 containing the nucleic acid sample into the detection chip 2 . The opening 14 is disposed corresponding to the observation window 29 , and the subsequent image acquisition device can collect the fluorescent signal 9 emitted by the product liquid beads 8 in the detection chip 2 through the opening 14 and the observation window 29 .

Please refer to FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the first casing 11 and the second casing 12 are connected by means of snapping. In addition, the first casing 11 and the second casing 12 are It can be fastened by screws around to increase the connection firmness of the first casing 11 and the second casing 12 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 , in this embodiment, the side wall of the box body 1 is further provided with an installation opening 15 , and the installation opening 15 is used to install a connector 4 , wherein the connector 4 is electrically connected to the detection chip 2 and the laser emitting device 3 . The connector 4 is used to realize the electrical connection between the detection chip 2 and the laser emitting device 3 and the external power supply. The connector 4 is integrally located in the accommodating cavity, and the box body 1 is exposed from the mounting opening 15 , so as to facilitate the electrical connection between the connector 4 and the external power supply.

In this embodiment, the box body 1 is made of plastic material.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the detection chip 2 further includes a drive circuit 24 disposed on the side of the second cover plate 23 close to the first cover plate 21 , and a drive circuit 24 disposed on the side of the drive circuit 24 close to the first cover plate 21 . The first dielectric layer 26 on the side, the conductive layer 25 disposed on the side of the first cover plate 21 close to the second cover plate 23 , and the second dielectric layer 25 disposed on the side of the conductive layer 25 close to the second cover plate 23 The electrical layer 27, the driving circuit 24 and the conductive layer 25 are all electrically connected to the connector 4, and the detection liquid 6 can be realized in the channel 5 by energizing or de-energizing the driving circuit 24 and the conductive layer 25 Move along the prescribed path.

In this embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 2 in combination, the driving circuit 24 includes a plurality of driving electrodes 241 arranged in an array and a control electrode 242 electrically connected to the driving electrodes 241 . The control electrodes 242 are connected to the driving electrodes 241 . The connector 4 is electrically connected. Specifically, the driving circuit 24 is a thin film transistor (Thin Film Transistor, TFT) driving circuit, and since the detection liquid 6 has conductivity, combined with the principle of dielectric wetting (Electrowitting-On-Dielectric, EWOD), the detection liquid can be realized. 6 Move according to a predetermined path in channel 5. Using the TFT principle, the circuit between a certain driving electrode 241 and the conductive layer 25 can be selectively turned on or off, thereby changing the voltage between the driving electrode 241 and the conductive layer 25 to change the detection solution 6 and the first dielectric layer. 26 and the second dielectric layer 27 between the wetting characteristics, and then control the detection liquid 6 to move in the channel 5 according to a predetermined path. As shown in FIG. 6 , the detection liquid 6 moves on the electrode I, the electrode H and the electrode G. When the detection liquid 6 is on the electrode H, a voltage is applied between the electrode G and the conductive layer 25 to give the electrode G a voltage Vd, and at the same time The voltage between the electrode H and the conductive layer 25 is disconnected, and the wetting characteristics between the detection liquid 6 and the first dielectric layer 26 and the second dielectric layer 27 are changed, so that the electrode H and the detection liquid 6 are The liquid-solid contact angle between the electrodes becomes larger, and the liquid-solid contact angle between the electrode G and the detection liquid 6 becomes smaller, thereby promoting the movement of the detection liquid 6 from the electrode H to the electrode G.

In the present embodiment, the first dielectric layer 26 and the second dielectric layer 27 are both insulating and hydrophobic layers, specifically, a polytetrafluoroethylene coating. It can make the detection liquid 6 move more smoothly in the predetermined path, and prevent the liquid droplets from breaking during the moving process.

In this embodiment, referring to FIG. 3 , the driving circuit 24 may be formed on the surface of the second cover plate 23 by a metal etching method or an electroplating method.

In this embodiment, the control electrode 242 is integrated on the same edge of the second cover plate 23 , and the detection chip 2 and the detection chip 2 are realized by inserting the side of the second cover plate 23 on which the control electrode 242 is disposed into the connector 4 . Electrical connection of the connector 4 .

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. In this embodiment, the driving circuit 24 can be divided into a plurality of areas according to different purposes, namely a sample adding area A, a plurality of nucleic acid amplification areas C and an observation area D. The observation window 29 corresponds to the observation area D setting. The sample adding area A on the detection chip 2 communicates with the sample adding port 13 on the box body 1 , by adding the detection solution 6 containing the nucleic acid sample to the sample adding area A from the sample adding port 13 . The nucleic acid amplification area C is used to realize the amplification reaction of the nucleic acid sample to obtain the nucleic acid amplification product, and the nucleic acid amplification product is combined with the fluorescent reagent to obtain the product liquid bead 8, and the observation area D is used to observe the product liquid bead 8 under the irradiation of the laser 7 . The fluorescent signal 9.

The detection solution 6 performs nucleic acid amplification reaction in the nucleic acid amplification region C. The nucleic acid amplification region C may include multiple regions, and the number of specific regions may be determined according to actual detection requirements. The fluorescent signal 9 emitted by the product droplets 8 in the observation area D can be collected by the image acquisition device through the observation window 29 . The principle of real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR technology is that fluorescent reagents (fluorescent dyes or DNA probes) are designed to have fluorescent properties after binding to specific DNA. Therefore, when DNA is amplified by PCR, the amount of The more the fluorescent substance is activated, the more DNA binds to the fluorescent reagent, and the stronger the fluorescence intensity is. Therefore, the amplified specific DNA can be quantified only by detecting the intensity of the fluorescence.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in another embodiment, the driving circuit 24 may further include a reagent storage area B, and the reagent storage area B is used to store fluorescent reagents (eg, fluorescent dyes or fluorescent probes). The detection solution 6 contains at least nucleic acid samples and primers, but does not contain fluorescent reagents. The fluorescent reagents (such as fluorescent dyes or DNA probes) are coated in the reagent storage area B in advance, and the detection solution 6 is added to the reagent storage area B. Fluorescent reagent binding. This method can be mixed with a fluorescent reagent before nucleic acid amplification, or mixed with a fluorescent reagent after nucleic acid amplification, depending on the actual situation.

Please refer to FIG. 6, in another embodiment, the fluorescent reagent is arranged in the observation area D, and the observation area D is arranged on the side of the nucleic acid amplification area C away from the sample application area A. In this embodiment, after the nucleic acid amplification is completed , the nucleic acid amplification product will bind to the fluorescent reagent in the observation area D.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the detection chip 2 further includes a heating element 28 disposed on the side of the first cover plate 21 and/or the second cover plate 23 away from the channel 5 . The nucleic acid amplification area C should be set for heating the detection solution 6 .

In this embodiment, the heating element 28 is provided with two heating regions corresponding to the nucleic acid amplification region C, and the specific heating temperature ranges are respectively 90°C-105°C and 40°C-75°C.

In this embodiment, after the detection chip 2 is assembled, silicone oil is injected into the channel 5, and the detection liquid 6 moves in the silicone oil according to a predetermined path.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the first cover plate 21 and the second cover plate 23 are both glass plates, and the spacer layer 22 is a double-sided tape frame, which is pasted on the first cover plate by the double-sided tape frame 21 and the edge of the second cover plate 23 to form a sealed channel 5 together. The capacity of the channel 5 can be adjusted by designing spacer layers 22 with different thicknesses according to actual needs.

In this embodiment, the nucleic acid detection cartridge 100 has a substantially cubic structure.

In this embodiment, the nucleic acid detection box 100 is a one-time-use item, and one nucleic acid detection box 100 is used for each detection sample, so the nucleic acid detection box 100 does not need a cleaning process.

The present invention can design the number and specific positions of the nucleic acid amplification area C, the reagent storage area B and the observation area D according to different requirements. In the actual detection process, the following three different implementations may be specifically included.

In one embodiment, please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , the number of the nucleic acid amplification areas C is two, the number of the observation area D is one, and the observation area D is located between the two nucleic acid amplification areas C. In the embodiment, the reagent storage area B does not need to be provided.

The specific process of realizing real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR is as follows: adding detection solution 6 to the sample adding area A, at this time, the detection solution 6 containing nucleic acid samples, primers, and fluorescent reagents (such as fluorescent dyes or DNA probes) can be added to The sample introduction port 13 is injected into the sample addition area A; the detection solution 6 containing the nucleic acid sample and the fluorescent reagent is driven by the driving electrode 241 to reciprocate between the two nucleic acid amplification areas C according to a prescribed path to perform the amplification reaction and directly obtain The product droplet 8 , during the amplification process, the product droplet 8 will pass through the observation area D. At this time, the product droplet 8 will emit a fluorescent signal 9 under the irradiation of the laser 7 , and the product droplet 8 can be passed through the image acquisition device. The observation window 29 collects the fluorescent signal 9 emitted by the product liquid bead 8 combined with the fluorescent reagent in the observation area D to complete the process of real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. In this embodiment, with the progress of the PCR amplification reaction, the fluorescence intensity increases continuously. When the fluorescence intensity reaches the maximum value, it does not increase, but tends to be stable. At this time, the PCR amplification reaction ends, so , the end time of the amplification reaction can be accurately judged according to the change of fluorescence intensity.

In this embodiment, the laser emitting device 3 emits the laser 7 from the side of the channel 5, and the laser 7 is transmitted in the channel 5. Specifically, the spectrum of the laser 7 is 200nm~480nm, and the spectrum of the fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent reagent is 500nm~ 700nm. When the laser beam 7 and the product liquid bead 8 meet, the fluorescent reagent in the product liquid bead 8 emits a fluorescent signal 9, and the image acquisition device detects and collects the fluorescent signal 9 through the opening 14 and the observation window 29 to form a fluorescent image Then display it on the host monitor.

In another embodiment, please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the number of the nucleic acid amplification area C is two, the number of the observation area D is one, and the observation area D is located in two nucleic acid amplification areas C. Meanwhile, the drive circuit 24 also includes a reagent storage area B.

The specific process of realizing real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR is: adding a detection solution 6 that does not contain fluorescent reagents to the sample adding area A, the detection solution 6 contains at least nucleic acid samples and primers, and fluorescent reagents (such as fluorescent dyes or DNA probes) The needle) is coated in the reagent storage area B in advance; the detection solution 6 is moved from the sample adding area A to the reagent storage area B under the drive of the driving electrode 241 to be mixed with the fluorescent reagent, and the detection solution 6 mixed with the reagent is then mixed according to the The specified path moves back and forth between the two nucleic acid amplification regions C for amplification to obtain product beads 8. During the amplification process, the product beads 8 will pass through the observation region D. At this time, the product beads 8 are in the laser beam 7. A fluorescent signal 9 is emitted under irradiation, and the fluorescent signal 9 emitted by the product droplet 8 in the observation area D can be collected by the image acquisition device through the observation window 29 to complete the process of real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. In this embodiment, with the progress of the PCR amplification reaction, the fluorescence intensity increases continuously. When the fluorescence intensity reaches the maximum value, it does not increase, but tends to be stable. At this time, the PCR amplification reaction ends, so , the end time of the amplification reaction can be accurately judged according to the change of fluorescence intensity.

In yet another embodiment, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , the number of nucleic acid amplification areas C is two, the number of observation areas D is one, and the reagent storage area B is not provided, wherein the observation area D is located in two nucleic acid amplification areas. The side of the extension area C away from the sample addition area A, and the observation area D includes three observation sites (D1, D2, D3), and different fluorescent lights are set on the three observation sites (D1, D2, D3) respectively. The reagents are specifically provided with different DNA probes required for gene detection.

In this embodiment, two kinds of viral gene probes (specifically, RdRp gene probes and N gene probes) are set on the observation site D1 and the observation site D3 respectively, and the human tissue internal reference gene probe is set on the observation site D2 (Beta_actin gene probe).

The specific process of realizing real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR is as follows: adding a detection solution 6 that does not contain fluorescent reagents to the sample adding area A, the detection solution 6 contains at least nucleic acid samples and primers, and the fluorescent reagents (specifically, gene probes) are On different observation sites of the observation area D set in advance, in this embodiment, the detection solution 6 first moves back and forth between the two nucleic acid amplification areas C to perform nucleic acid amplification reaction to obtain nucleic acid amplification products, and then the nucleic acid amplification products are moved to The observation area D is combined with different probes on three different observation sites (D1, D2, D3) to form product beads 8 for color development, and then the laser emitting device 3 emits laser 7. When the laser 7 and the product beads 8 meet, the DNA probe bound to the corresponding DNA in the product droplet 8 emits a fluorescent signal 9, and the image acquisition device detects and collects the three observation sites (D1, D2) on the observation area D through the opening 14 and the observation window 29. , D3) the fluorescent signal 9 sent out to form a fluorescent image, which is finally displayed by the host.

In order to verify the effect of adding fluorescent reagents before and after nucleic acid amplification on fluorescent detection, three different detection solutions were used for fluorescent detection respectively in FIG. 7 . In Figure 7, the first sample is DNA with G108-G dye added first, and then PCR amplification is performed; the second sample is DNA, which is PCR amplified first, and then G108-G dye is added; the third sample is DNA without PCR amplification , but with the addition of G108-G dye.

Fluorescence detection was performed on the above three samples respectively, and the detection results as shown in Figure 8 were obtained. It can be seen from FIG. 8 that the fluorescence intensities of the first sample and the second sample are similar, and the third sample basically has no fluorescence reaction. The comparison between the first sample and the second sample shows that the fluorescent reagent can be added before or after PCR amplification, which has no effect on the detection result. Comparing the first sample and the second sample with the third sample, it can be seen that the fluorescent reagent needs to be combined with a specific DNA to have fluorescent properties, that is, the DNA that has not been amplified by PCR will not have fluorescent reagents even if the fluorescent reagent is added. Fluorescent response. It can be seen from the comparison of the fluorescence detection results of the above three samples that the real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR using the nucleic acid detection kit 100 of the present application can realize real-time detection and precise quantification, with accurate detection results, fast detection speed, and convenient operation.

Compared with the prior art, the nucleic acid detection box 100 of the present invention can realize real-time fluorescent quantitative nucleic acid amplification detection by combining the detection chip and the laser emission device; With optical detection, the fluorescent image of the nucleic acid amplification product can be obtained immediately without electrophoresis detection of the nucleic acid amplification product; the requirements for operators are reduced, the detection cost is reduced, and the detection efficiency is greatly improved. Moreover, the size of the nucleic acid detection box is small, which is suitable for portable nucleic acid detection equipment.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , in conjunction with FIG. 2 , the present invention also provides a nucleic acid detection device 200 , the nucleic acid detection device 200 includes a host 201 , the nucleic acid detection box 100 as described above, and an image acquisition device 202 , and the host 201 is provided with There is a detection box installation slot (not shown in the figure), and the nucleic acid detection box 100 is installed in the detection box installation slot. The image acquisition device 202 is disposed on the side of the observation window 29 away from the channel 5 , and the image acquisition device 202 is used for acquiring the fluorescent signal 9 through the observation window 29 and converting the fluorescent signal 9 Convert the fluorescent image into a fluorescent image, and transmit the fluorescent image to the host 201 for processing. The host 201 displays the processed fluorescent image on the display screen (not shown in the figure). Nucleic acid test results. The test results can also be uploaded to the client for relevant personnel to view.

Compared with the prior art, the nucleic acid detection equipment provided by the present invention can realize fluorescence detection during the PCR process through the cooperation of the host, the nucleic acid detection box and the image acquisition device, and obtain a real-time fluorescence image, according to the fluorescence intensity. The size can quantify the DNA after PCR amplification, and can realize the real-time quantitative detection of the amount of nucleic acid; the overall structure of the nucleic acid detection equipment is simple, the detection operation is simple, the operation process requires low professional requirements, and the detection efficiency is high, which greatly reduces the detection cost; , The testing process is flexible, and does not need to be carried out in a fixed laboratory. The testing equipment is portable, and community testing or home testing can be realized.

100: Nucleic acid detection kit 1: Box body 11: The first shell 12: Second shell 13: Injection port 14: Opening 15: Mounting port 2: Detection chip 21: The first cover 22: Spacer layer 23: Second cover 24: Drive circuit 241: Drive Electrode 242: Control Electrode 25: Conductive layer 26: The first dielectric layer 27: Second Dielectric Layer 28: Heating components 29: Observation window 3: Laser launcher 4: Connector 5: Channel 6: Detection solution 7: Laser 8: Product beads 9: Fluorescent signal A: Sample adding area B: Reagent storage area C: nucleic acid amplification region D: observation area D1, D2, D3: observation sites 200: Nucleic acid detection equipment 201: Host 202: Image acquisition device

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a nucleic acid detection cassette provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a nucleic acid detection cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a detection chip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a fluorescent signal emitted by a product droplet in a detection chip provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top view of a detection chip provided by another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a top view of a detection chip according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a picture of the detection solution for fluorescent detection of three kinds of samples using the nucleic acid detection box provided by the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a fluorescent image of fluorescent detection of three kinds of samples using the nucleic acid detection cartridge provided by the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a nucleic acid detection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100: Nucleic acid detection kit

1: Box body

11: The first shell

12: Second shell

13: Injection port

14: Opening

15: Mounting port

2: Detection chip

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3: Laser launcher

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Claims (10)

A nucleic acid detection box, comprising: The detection chip includes a first cover plate, a spacer layer and a second cover plate, two opposite surfaces of the spacer layer are respectively adjacent to the first cover plate and the second cover plate, the first cover plate, the second cover plate The spacer layer and the second cover plate are surrounded to form a channel, and the channel is used to carry a detection solution so that the detection solution can perform a nucleic acid amplification reaction in the channel to obtain product beads, and the first cover The board is provided with an observation window; a laser emitting device, disposed outside the channel, the laser emitting device is used for emitting laser toward the inside of the channel; The laser is used to irradiate the product droplets to make the product droplets emit fluorescent signals, and the observation window is used to observe the fluorescent signals. The nucleic acid detection box according to claim 1, wherein the detection chip further comprises a drive circuit disposed on the side of the second cover plate close to the first cover plate, and a drive circuit disposed on the first cover plate close to the first cover plate. The conductive layer on the side of the second cover plate, the first dielectric layer disposed on the side of the driving circuit close to the first cover plate, and the first dielectric layer disposed on the side of the conductive layer close to the second cover plate Two dielectric layers, the driving circuit and the conductive layer are both electrically connected to a power source, and the channel is formed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The nucleic acid detection box according to claim 2, wherein the driving circuit includes a sample application area, a nucleic acid amplification area, and an observation area, and the observation window is provided corresponding to the observation area. The nucleic acid detection kit according to claim 3, wherein the number of the nucleic acid amplification regions is two, and the observation region is located between the two nucleic acid amplification regions. The nucleic acid detection box according to claim 4, wherein the drive circuit further comprises a reagent storage area, and the reagent storage area is provided with probes or fluorescent reagents. The nucleic acid detection box according to claim 3, wherein the observation area is located on the side of the nucleic acid amplification area away from the sample application area. The nucleic acid detection kit according to claim 6, wherein the observation area includes three observation sites, and different probes or fluorescent reagents are respectively set on the three observation sites. The nucleic acid detection box according to claim 1, wherein the detection chip further comprises a heating element disposed on the side of the first cover plate and/or the second cover plate away from the channel. The nucleic acid detection box according to claim 1, further comprising a box body, the detection chip and the laser emitting device are both arranged in the box body, and the box body is provided with an opening corresponding to the observation window. A nucleic acid detection device, comprising: The nucleic acid detection kit of any one of claims 1-9; and An image acquisition device is disposed on the side of the observation window away from the channel, and the image acquisition device is used for acquiring the fluorescent signal through the observation window.

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