Issue 14, 2024

Portable all-in-one microfluidic system for CRISPR–Cas13a-based fully integrated multiplexed nucleic acid detection

Abstract

Point-of-care testing of “sample in, answer out” is urgently needed for communicable diseases. Recently, rapid nucleic acid tests for infectious diseases have been developed for use in resource-limited areas, but they require types of equipment in central laboratories and are poorly integrated. In this work, a portable centrifugal microfluidic testing system is developed, integrated with magnetic bead-based nucleic acid extraction, recombinase-assisted amplification and CRISPR–Cas13a detection. The system, with the advantage of its power-supplied active rotating chip and highly programable flow control through integrated addressable active thermally-triggered wax valves, has a rapid turnaround time within 45 min, requiring only one user step. All reagents are preloaded into the chip and can be automatically released. By exploiting a multichannel chip, it is capable of simultaneously detecting 10 infectious viruses with limits of detection of 1 copy per reaction and 5 copies per reaction in plasmid samples and mock plasma samples, respectively. The system was used to analyse clinical plasma samples with good consistency compared to laboratory-based molecular testing. Moreover, the generalizability of our device is reported by successfully testing nasopharyngeal swabs and whole blood samples. The portable device does not require the operation of professional technicians, making it an excellent assay for on-site testing.

Graphical abstract: Portable all-in-one microfluidic system for CRISPR–Cas13a-based fully integrated multiplexed nucleic acid detection

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 apr 2024
Accepted
25 may 2024
First published
31 may 2024

Lab Chip, 2024,24, 3367-3376

Portable all-in-one microfluidic system for CRISPR–Cas13a-based fully integrated multiplexed nucleic acid detection

Y. Zhang, Y. Guo, G. Liu, S. Zhou, R. Su, Q. Ma, Y. Ge, Y. Lu, L. Cui and G. Wang, Lab Chip, 2024, 24, 3367 DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00326H

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