Portable sample processing for molecular assays: application to Zika virus diagnostics
Tanya Narahari, Joshua Dahmer, Alexandros A. Sklavounos, Tae-Hyeong Kim, Monika Satkauskas, Ioana Clotea, Man Ho, Julian Lamanna, Christopher Dixon, Darius G. Rackus, Severino Jefferson Ribeiro da Silva, Lindomar Pena, Keith Pardee, Aaron R. Wheeler
Abstract
level from a 5 μL sample (equivalent to an RT-qPCR cycle threshold value of 32.0), demonstrating its potential as a sample processing platform for miniaturized diagnostic testing.
Topics & Concepts
Zika virusMicrofluidicsSample (material)Digital polymerase chain reactionMolecular diagnosticsVirologyComputer scienceComputational biologyEngineeringComputer hardwareVirusBiologyNanotechnologyChromatographyMaterials scienceChemistryBioinformaticsPolymerase chain reactionBiochemistryGeneElectrowetting and Microfluidic TechnologiesBiosensors and Analytical DetectionMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies