DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES USING SURFACE PLASMON FIELD ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY (SPFS) COMBINED WITH ISOTACHOPHORESIS (ITP)

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A combination of surface plasmon field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) and isotachophoresis (ITP) technologies for detecting biomolecules is disclosed. It uses ITP to preconcentrate the reactants and accelerate the reaction, and then delivers the reacted sample to an SPFS sensor for detection. A microfluidic device with a T-junction is provided, which has two reservoirs respectively containing a low-mobility trailing electrolyte buffer and a high-mobility leading electrolyte buffer, and a main fluid channel between the two reservoirs, where the SPFS sensor is located on a side channel joined to the main channel. A two-step technique is employed, including a step of sample loading and ITP extraction, and a step of delivery of concentrated sample to the detector chamber by pressure-driven flow. In another embodiment, the SPFS sensor is located on the main fluid channel between the two reservoirs. In a particular example, the technique is used in a DNAzyme assay.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL BUILDING 170 3RD FLOOR MAIN QUAD P O BOX 20386 STANFORD CA 94305-2038

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Milanova, Denitsa Boston, US 2 1
Santiago, Juan Stanford, US 17 166
Yamamoto, Noriaki Tokyo, JP 66 1034

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