Abstract

Droplet microfluidics enables massively-parallel analysis of single cells, biomolecules, and chemicals, making it valuable for high-throughput screens. However, many hydrophobic analytes are soluble in carrier oils, preventing their quantitative analysis with the method. We apply Printed Droplet Microfluidics to construct defined reactions with chemicals and cells incubated under air on an open array. The method interfaces with most bioanalytical tools and retains hydrophobic compounds in compartmentalized reactors, allowing their quantitation.

Details

Title
An Oil-Free Picodrop Bioassay Platform for Synthetic Biology
Author
Siltanen, Christian A 1 ; Cole, Russell H 1 ; Poust, Sean 1 ; Chao, Lawrence 2 ; Tyerman, Jabus 3 ; Kaufmann-Malaga, Benjamin 2 ; Ubersax, Jeff 2 ; Gartner, Zev J 4 ; Abate, Adam R 5 

 Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA 
 Amyris, Inc. Emeryville, California, USA 
 Amyris, Inc. Emeryville, California, USA; Delv Bio, Sacramento, California, USA 
 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA 
 Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA 
Pages
1-7
Publication year
2018
Publication date
May 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2042227893
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.