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公开(公告)号:US08440392B2
公开(公告)日:2013-05-14
申请号:US12531844
申请日:2008-03-23
IPC分类号: C12Q1/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/6486 , B01F13/0809 , C07H15/04 , C12Q1/34 , G01N2333/928 , G01N2800/042
摘要: A method of conducting a droplet-based enzymatic assay is provided. The method generally makes use of a droplet actuator. A droplet comprising an enzyme of interest is provided on the droplet actuator along with a droplet comprising a substrate which is potentially modified in the presence of the enzyme. The method involves executing droplet operations on the droplet actuator to combine the droplets, thereby yielding an assay droplet, and detecting modification of the substrate by the enzyme in the assay droplet on the droplet actuator. The enzyme of interest may, for example, be a potentially mutated or improperly folded enzyme exhibiting altered enzyme activity as compared to a corresponding normal enzyme.
摘要翻译: 提供了一种进行基于液滴的酶测定的方法。 该方法通常使用液滴致动器。 包含感兴趣的酶的液滴与包含底物的液滴一起提供在液滴致动器上,所述液滴在酶的存在下可能被修饰。 该方法涉及对液滴致动器执行液滴操作以组合液滴,从而产生测定液滴,并且通过液滴致动器上的测定液滴中的酶检测底物的修饰。 感兴趣的酶可以是例如与相应的正常酶相比显示改变的酶活性的潜在突变或不正确折叠的酶。
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公开(公告)号:US20130230875A1
公开(公告)日:2013-09-05
申请号:US13862587
申请日:2013-04-15
IPC分类号: G01N21/64
CPC分类号: G01N21/6486 , B01F13/0809 , C07H15/04 , C12Q1/34 , G01N2333/928 , G01N2800/042
摘要: A method is provided for conducting a droplet-based enzymatic assay, e.g., for diagnostic purposes. On a droplet actuator, a droplet comprising an enzyme of interest is provided along with a droplet comprising a substrate which is potentially modified in the presence of the enzyme. Droplet operations are executed to combine the enzyme and substrate droplets on the droplet actuator, thereby yielding an assay droplet on the droplet actuator. Detecting modification of the substrate by the enzyme in the assay droplet occurs on the droplet actuator. Modified substrate preparations for conducting such enzymatic assays are also provided.
摘要翻译: 提供了用于进行基于液滴的酶测定的方法,例如用于诊断目的。 在液滴致动器上,包含感兴趣的酶的液滴与包含在酶存在下潜在地被修饰的底物的液滴一起提供。 执行液滴操作以将酶和底物液滴组合在液滴致动器上,从而在液滴致动器上产生测定液滴。 在液滴致动器中检测由测定液滴中的酶对底物的修饰。 还提供了用于进行这种酶测定的修饰底物制剂。
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公开(公告)号:US20100041086A1
公开(公告)日:2010-02-18
申请号:US12497677
申请日:2009-07-05
IPC分类号: C12Q1/34
CPC分类号: C12Q1/34 , B01F13/0071 , B01L3/502784 , B01L7/54 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0829 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2300/089 , B01L2300/1827 , G01N2021/035 , G01N2333/924 , G01N2800/042
摘要: The invention relates to a microfluidic platform and methods of using the platform for conducting enzyme assays using a droplet actuator. The enzyme assays of the invention are useful for, among other things, identifying and/or characterizing disorders resulting from conditions in which enzymes are defective or are produced in inappropriate amounts. Enzyme assays of the invention may, for example, be used to detect altered activity of a particular enzyme in a sample, which may serve as an indicator of a particular disease. Altered activity may, for example, be caused by conditions which result in the increased or reduced production of a certain enzyme or its substrate and/or conditions which result in defective enzymes and/or substrates exhibiting increased or decreased effectiveness relative to corresponding normal enzymes and/or substrates.
摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种微流体平台和使用该平台用于使用液滴致动器进行酶测定的方法。 本发明的酶测定法尤其可用于识别和/或表征由酶缺陷或以不适当量产生的病症引起的疾病。 本发明的酶测定可以例如用于检测样品中特定酶的改变的活性,其可以用作特定疾病的指标。 改变的活性可以例如由导致某些酶或其底物的产生增加或减少的条件引起,和/或导致有缺陷的酶和/或底物相对于相应的正常酶显示出增加或降低的有效性的条件,和 /或底物。
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公开(公告)号:US08852952B2
公开(公告)日:2014-10-07
申请号:US12990815
申请日:2009-05-04
申请人: Michael G. Pollack , Prasanna Thwar , Vamsee K. Pamula , Allen Eckhardt , Alexander Shenderov , Dwayne Allen , Vijay Srinivasan
发明人: Michael G. Pollack , Prasanna Thwar , Vamsee K. Pamula , Allen Eckhardt , Alexander Shenderov , Dwayne Allen , Vijay Srinivasan
IPC分类号: G01N1/00
CPC分类号: B01L3/502784 , B01L3/502715 , B01L3/502761 , B01L7/52 , B01L2200/027 , B01L2200/0673 , B01L2300/022 , B01L2300/023 , B01L2300/024 , B01L2300/0672 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2400/0415 , B01L2400/0424 , B01L2400/0427 , B01L2400/043 , B01L2400/0478 , B01L2400/0481 , B01L2400/0487 , B01L2400/049 , B01L2400/0683 , G01N27/44704 , G01N35/0098 , G01N2035/1046 , Y10T436/25 , Y10T436/2575
摘要: The invention provides droplet actuators and droplet actuator cassettes including reagent storage capabilities, as well as methods of making and using the droplet actuators and cassettes. The invention also provides continuous flow channel elements and techniques for using electrodes to manipulate droplets in flowing streams. The invention also discloses methods of separating compounds on a droplet actuator. Various other aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了包括试剂储存能力的液滴致动器和液滴致动器盒,以及制造和使用液滴致动器和盒的方法。 本发明还提供了用于使用电极在流动流中操纵液滴的连续流动通道元件和技术。 本发明还公开了在液滴致动器上分离化合物的方法。 还公开了本发明的各种其它方面。
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公开(公告)号:US08809068B2
公开(公告)日:2014-08-19
申请号:US12761066
申请日:2010-04-15
IPC分类号: G01N15/06
CPC分类号: G01N33/54326 , B01F11/0071 , B01F13/0071 , B01F13/0076 , B01F13/0809 , B01L3/50273 , B01L3/502761 , B01L3/502792 , B01L7/52 , B01L7/525 , B01L2200/027 , B01L2200/0647 , B01L2200/0673 , B01L2300/06 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0861 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2300/089 , B01L2300/1827 , B01L2400/0406 , B01L2400/0415 , B01L2400/0421 , B01L2400/0424 , B01L2400/0427 , B01L2400/043 , B01L2400/0436 , B01L2400/0442 , G01N1/38 , G01N2001/386 , G01N2035/1046 , Y10T436/11 , Y10T436/25 , Y10T436/25625 , Y10T436/2575
摘要: The invention provides a method of dispersing or circulating magnetically responsive beads within a droplet in a droplet actuator. The invention, in one embodiment, makes use of a droplet actuator with a plurality of droplet operations electrodes configured to transport the droplet, and a magnetic field present at a portion of the plurality of droplet operations electrodes. A bead-containing droplet is provided on the droplet actuator in the presence of the uniform magnetic field. Beads are circulated in the droplet during incubation by conducting droplet operations on the droplet within a uniform region of the magnetic field wherein droplet operations do not allow magnetically responsive beads to be introduced into a region of the magnetic field which is sufficiently non-uniform to cause bead clumping resulting in a more homogenous distribution of the beads in the droplet. Other embodiments are also provided.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种在液滴致动器中的液滴内分散或循环磁响应珠的方法。 在一个实施例中,本发明利用具有配置成传送液滴的多个液滴操作电极的液滴致动器和存在于多个液滴操作电极的一部分处的磁场。 在均匀磁场存在的情况下,在液滴致动器上提供含珠的液滴。 在孵育期间,通过在磁场的均匀区域内对液滴进行液滴操作,珠在液滴中循环,其中液滴操作不允许将磁响应的珠引入磁场的区域,该区域足够不均匀,从而导致 珠粒聚集,导致珠粒在液滴中更均匀的分布。 还提供了其他实施例。
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公开(公告)号:US20100279374A1
公开(公告)日:2010-11-04
申请号:US12761066
申请日:2010-04-15
CPC分类号: G01N33/54326 , B01F11/0071 , B01F13/0071 , B01F13/0076 , B01F13/0809 , B01L3/50273 , B01L3/502761 , B01L3/502792 , B01L7/52 , B01L7/525 , B01L2200/027 , B01L2200/0647 , B01L2200/0673 , B01L2300/06 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0861 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2300/089 , B01L2300/1827 , B01L2400/0406 , B01L2400/0415 , B01L2400/0421 , B01L2400/0424 , B01L2400/0427 , B01L2400/043 , B01L2400/0436 , B01L2400/0442 , G01N1/38 , G01N2001/386 , G01N2035/1046 , Y10T436/11 , Y10T436/25 , Y10T436/25625 , Y10T436/2575
摘要: The invention provides a method of dispersing or circulating magnetically responsive beads within a droplet in a droplet actuator. The invention, in one embodiment, makes use of a droplet actuator with a plurality of droplet operations electrodes configured to transport the droplet, and a magnetic field present at a portion of the plurality of droplet operations electrodes. A bead-containing droplet is provided on the droplet actuator in the presence of the uniform magnetic field. Beads are circulated in the droplet during incubation by conducting droplet operations on the droplet within a uniform region of the magnetic field. Other embodiments are also provided.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种在液滴致动器中的液滴内分散或循环磁响应珠的方法。 在一个实施例中,本发明利用具有配置成传送液滴的多个液滴操作电极的液滴致动器和存在于多个液滴操作电极的一部分处的磁场。 在均匀磁场存在的情况下,在液滴致动器上提供含珠的液滴。 在孵育期间,通过在磁场的均匀区域内的液滴上进行液滴操作,珠子在液滴中循环。 还提供了其他实施例。
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公开(公告)号:US08828655B2
公开(公告)日:2014-09-09
申请号:US13862587
申请日:2013-04-15
IPC分类号: C12Q1/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/6486 , B01F13/0809 , C07H15/04 , C12Q1/34 , G01N2333/928 , G01N2800/042
摘要: A method is provided for conducting a droplet-based enzymatic assay, e.g., for diagnostic purposes. On a droplet actuator, a droplet comprising an enzyme of interest is provided along with a droplet comprising a substrate which is potentially modified in the presence of the enzyme. Droplet operations are executed to combine the enzyme and substrate droplets on the droplet actuator, thereby yielding an assay droplet on the droplet actuator. Detecting modification of the substrate by the enzyme in the assay droplet occurs on the droplet actuator. Modified substrate preparations for conducting such enzymatic assays are also provided.
摘要翻译: 提供了用于进行基于液滴的酶测定的方法,例如用于诊断目的。 在液滴致动器上,包含感兴趣的酶的液滴与包含在酶存在下潜在地被修饰的底物的液滴一起提供。 执行液滴操作以将酶和底物液滴组合在液滴致动器上,从而在液滴致动器上产生测定液滴。 在液滴致动器中检测由测定液滴中的酶对底物的修饰。 还提供了用于进行这种酶测定的修饰底物制剂。
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公开(公告)号:US08202686B2
公开(公告)日:2012-06-19
申请号:US12497677
申请日:2009-07-05
IPC分类号: C12Q1/00
CPC分类号: C12Q1/34 , B01F13/0071 , B01L3/502784 , B01L7/54 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0829 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2300/089 , B01L2300/1827 , G01N2021/035 , G01N2333/924 , G01N2800/042
摘要: The invention relates to a microfluidic platform and methods of using the platform for conducting enzyme assays using a droplet actuator. The enzyme assays of the invention are useful for, among other things, identifying and/or characterizing disorders resulting from conditions in which enzymes are defective or are produced in inappropriate amounts. Enzyme assays of the invention may, for example, be used to detect altered activity of a particular enzyme in a sample, which may serve as an indicator of a particular disease. Altered activity may, for example, be caused by conditions which result in the increased or reduced production of a certain enzyme or its substrate and/or conditions which result in defective enzymes and/or substrates exhibiting increased or decreased effectiveness relative to corresponding normal enzymes and/or substrates.
摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种微流体平台和使用该平台用于使用液滴致动器进行酶测定的方法。 本发明的酶测定法尤其可用于识别和/或表征由酶缺陷或以不适当量产生的病症引起的疾病。 本发明的酶测定可以例如用于检测样品中特定酶的改变的活性,其可以用作特定疾病的指标。 改变的活性可以例如由导致某些酶或其底物的产生增加或减少的条件引起,和/或导致有缺陷的酶和/或底物相对于相应的正常酶显示出增加或降低的有效性的条件,和 /或底物。
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公开(公告)号:US20100258441A1
公开(公告)日:2010-10-14
申请号:US12761147
申请日:2010-04-15
CPC分类号: B01F11/0071 , B01F13/0071 , B01F13/0076 , B01L3/502746 , B01L3/502761 , B01L3/502792 , B01L7/52 , B01L7/525 , B01L2200/027 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0861 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2300/089 , B01L2300/1827 , B01L2400/0406 , B01L2400/0415 , B01L2400/0421 , B01L2400/0424 , B01L2400/0427 , B01L2400/043 , B01L2400/0436 , B01L2400/0442 , G01N35/0098 , G01N2035/1046 , Y10T436/11 , Y10T436/25 , Y10T436/25625 , Y10T436/2575
摘要: The invention provides a method of circulating magnetically responsive beads within a droplet in a droplet actuator. The invention also provides methods for splitting droplets. The invention, in one embodiment, makes use of a droplet actuator with top and bottom substrates, a plurality of magnetic fields respectively present proximate the top and bottom substrates, wherein at least one of the magnet fields is selectively alterable, and a plurality of droplet operations electrodes positioned along at least one of the top and bottom surfaces. A droplet is positioned between the top and bottom surfaces and at least one of the magnetic fields is selectively altered.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种在液滴致动器中的液滴内循环磁响应珠的方法。 本发明还提供了分裂液滴的方法。 在一个实施例中,本发明利用具有顶部和底部基底的液滴致动器,分别存在于顶部和底部基底附近的多个磁场,其中至少一个磁场可选择性地改变,并且多个液滴 沿着顶表面和底表面中的至少一个定位的操作电极。 液滴位于顶表面和底表面之间,并且至少一个磁场被选择性地改变。
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公开(公告)号:US20110104816A1
公开(公告)日:2011-05-05
申请号:US12990815
申请日:2009-05-04
申请人: Michael G. Pollack , Prasanna Thwar , Vamsee K. Pamula , Vijay Srinivasan , Allen Eckhardt , Alexander Shenderov , Dwayne Allen
发明人: Michael G. Pollack , Prasanna Thwar , Vamsee K. Pamula , Vijay Srinivasan , Allen Eckhardt , Alexander Shenderov , Dwayne Allen
IPC分类号: G01N1/00
CPC分类号: B01L3/502784 , B01L3/502715 , B01L3/502761 , B01L7/52 , B01L2200/027 , B01L2200/0673 , B01L2300/022 , B01L2300/023 , B01L2300/024 , B01L2300/0672 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2300/0867 , B01L2400/0415 , B01L2400/0424 , B01L2400/0427 , B01L2400/043 , B01L2400/0478 , B01L2400/0481 , B01L2400/0487 , B01L2400/049 , B01L2400/0683 , G01N27/44704 , G01N35/0098 , G01N2035/1046 , Y10T436/25 , Y10T436/2575
摘要: The invention provides droplet actuators and droplet actuator cassettes including reagent storage capabilities, as well as methods of making and using the droplet actuators and cassettes. The invention also provides continuous flow channel elements and techniques for using electrodes to manipulate droplets in flowing streams. The invention also discloses methods of separating compounds on a droplet actuator. Various other aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了包括试剂储存能力的液滴致动器和液滴致动器盒,以及制造和使用液滴致动器和盒的方法。 本发明还提供了用于使用电极在流动流中操纵液滴的连续流动通道元件和技术。 本发明还公开了在液滴致动器上分离化合物的方法。 还公开了本发明的各种其它方面。
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