Compressed air-driven continuous-flow thermocycled digital pcr for hbv diagnosis in clinical-level serum sample based on single hot plate

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We report a novel compressed air-driven continuous-flow digital PCR (dPCR) system based on a 3D microfluidic chip and self-developed software system to realize real-time monitoring. The system can ensure the steady transmission of droplets in long tubing without an external power source and generate stable droplets of suitable size for dPCR by two needles and a narrowed Teflon tube. The stable thermal cycle required by dPCR can be achieved by using only one constant temperature heater. In addition, our system has realized the real-time detection of droplet fluorescence in each thermal cycle, which makes up for the drawbacks of the end-point detection method used in traditional continuous-flow dPCR. This continuous-flow digital PCR by the compressed air-driven method can meet the requirements of droplet thermal cycle and diagnosis in a clinical-level serum sample. Comparing the detection results of clinical samples (hepatitis B virus serum) with commercial instruments (CFX Connect; Bio Rad, Hercules, CA, USA), the linear correlation reached 0.9995. Because the system greatly simplified the traditional dPCR process, this system is stable and user-friendly.

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Wang, K., Li, B., & Wu, W. (2020). Compressed air-driven continuous-flow thermocycled digital pcr for hbv diagnosis in clinical-level serum sample based on single hot plate. Molecules, 25(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235646

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