Abstract
Isotachophoresis (ITP), an important bioanalysis technique, was downscaled 600, 000 times in volume in a 50 nm deep channel. The chip design enabled a quantitative injection volume of 200 femtoliters. To evaluate ITP as a tool in bioanalysis for sub-cellular volumes, an academic sample was injected. The sample, consisting of pretreated yeast lysate, spiked with two fluorescently labeled amino acids (10 attomoles per amino acid) was successfully focused. ITP in 0.33 μm heigh channels showed that the amino acids were also separated, contrary to ITP in 50 nm channels, indicating a limit in separation in ITP downscaling.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2010, MicroTAS 2010 |
Pages | 1730-1732 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2010, MicroTAS 2010 - Groningen, Netherlands Duration: 3 Oct 2010 → 7 Oct 2010 |
Conference
Conference | 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2010, MicroTAS 2010 |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Groningen |
Period | 3/10/10 → 7/10/10 |
Keywords
- Amino acid
- Bioanalysis
- Femtoliter
- Isotachophoresis
- Nanochannel
- Single cell analysis
- 22/4 OA procedure