Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a rapid disruption of cells or viruses using micro magnetic beads and a laser are provided. According to the method and apparatus for a rapid disruption of cells or viruses using micro magnetic beads and a laser, cell lysis within 40 seconds is possible, the apparatus can be miniaturized using a laser diode, a DNA purification step can be directly performed after a disruption of cells or viruses, and a solution containing DNA can be transferred to a subsequent step after cell debris and beads to which inhibitors of a subsequent reaction are attached are removed with an electromagnet. In addition, by means of the cell lysis chip, an evaporation problem is solved, vibrations can be efficiently transferred to cells through magnetic beads, a microfluidics problem on a rough surface is solved by hydrophobically treating the inner surface of the chip, and the cell lysis chip can be applied to LOC.
Abstract:
Provided are a FET-based sensor for ionic material detection, an ionic material detecting apparatus including the FET-based sensor, and a method of detecting an ionic material using the FET-based sensor. The FET-based sensor includes: a sensing chamber including a reference electrode and a plurality of sensing FETs; and a reference chamber including a reference electrode and a plurality of reference FETs. Signals from a target biomolecule can be sharply separated from noise, such as a drift signal spontaneously generated due to a reaction in the surface of the gate electrode and a signal generated due to the pressure applied when injecting a solution. The FET-based sensor has high sensitivity, and thus can be used to detect a low-concentration ionic material, even a biomolecule, such as a nucleic acid or protein, with improved robustness to noise.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a rapid disruption of cells or viruses using micro magnetic beads and a laser are provided. According to the method and apparatus for a rapid disruption of cells or viruses using micro magnetic beads and a laser, cell lysis within 40 seconds is possible, the apparatus can be miniaturized using a laser diode, a DNA purification step can be directly performed after a disruption of cells or viruses, and a solution containing DNA can be transferred to a subsequent step after cell debris and beads to which inhibitors of a subsequent reaction are attached are removed with an electromagnet. In addition, by means of the cell lysis chip, an evaporation problem is solved, vibrations can be efficiently transferred to cells through magnetic beads, a microfluidics problem on a rough surface is solved by hydrophobically treating the inner surface of the chip, and the cell lysis chip can be applied to LOC.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of detecting the presence of bio-molecules or a concentration of target bio-molecules using a field effect transistor without fixing bio-molecules on a sensing surface. The field effect transistor includes: a semiconductor substrate; a source region and a drain region which are formed to be separate on the substrate and doped to have the opposite polarity to the substrate; a channel region disposed between the source region and the drain region; an insulating layer having the sensing surface which is disposed on the channel region and composed of an electrically insulating material; and a reference electrode disposed above and separate from the insulating layer. The method includes providing a first sample having a first target bio-molecule to a sensing surface of the field effect transistor and measuring a change in electric signal of the field effect transistor.