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    Lab Chip. 2009 Dec 7;9(23):3399-405. Epub 2009 Sep 30.

    Hands-free sample preparation platform for nucleic acid analysis.

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    Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz, Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 18-20, 55129, Mainz, Germany.

    Abstract

    A Lab-On-Chip system with an instrument is presented which is capable of performing total sample preparation and automated extraction of nucleic acid from human cell samples fixed in a methanol based solution. The target application is extraction of mRNA from cervical liquid based cytology specimens for detection of transformed HPV-infections. The device accepts 3 ml of sample and performs the extraction in a disposable polymer chip of credit card size. All necessary reagents for cell lysis, washing, and elution are stored on-chip and the extraction is performed in two filter stages; one for cell pre-concentration and the other for nucleic acid capture. Tests performed using cancer cell lines and cervical liquid based cytology specimens confirm the extraction of HPV-mRNA by the system.

    PMID:
    19904407
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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