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    Nano Lett. 2008 Apr;8(4):1041-6. Epub 2008 Mar 5.

    Self-contained, biomolecular motor-driven protein sorting and concentrating in an ultrasensitive microfluidic chip.

    Lin CT, Kao MT, Kurabayashi K, Meyhofer E.

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

    We developed a molecular sorter that operates without external power or control by integrating the microtubule-based, biological motor kinesin into a microfluidic channel network to sort, transport, and concentrate molecules. In our devices, functionalized microtubules that capture analyte molecules are steered along kinesin-coated microchannel tracks toward a collector structure, concentrated, and trapped. Using fluorescent analyte molecules and nanoliter sample volumes, we demonstrated 14 fM sensitivity, even in the presence of high concentrations of other proteins.

    PMID: 18318504 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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