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US 12,487,237 · App. 17/722,945 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Methods and devices for detection of biological materials using electric field assisted rapid analyte capture

Inventors: Debashis Dutta (Laramie, WY); Michael Taylor (Laramie, WY); Ravichander Rao Peesara (Laramie, WY)
Assignee: University of Wyoming
G01N33/54366B01L3/502776G01N21/76G01N33/54306
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Patent No.
US 12,487,237
App. No.
17/722,945
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a system for detecting a target analyte which includes a microfluidic device having least one microfluidic channel with a binding surface positioned in the microfluidic channel with further include a first electrode and a second electrode. The system may further include a detector and a voltage supply. Also included is a method to detect a target analyte using a described microfluidics device, introducing solution with a target analyte to a binding surface, and binding the target analyte to the binding surface by applying an electrical potential between the first and second electrodes during at least a portion of the binding step, which enhances the rate of binding of the target analyte molecules to the binding molecules. The method then includes the steps of detecting a reporter molecule which corresponds to the amount of the bound target analyte molecules, which correlates with the amount of target analyte in the original sample. The method may also include multiple applications of sample to the binding surface prior to the detection step.

Claims (48)

1 . A system for detecting a target analyte, comprising a microfluidic device comprising:

(a) a primary microfluidic channel comprising a top channel wall and a bottom channel wall; wherein

the top channel wall comprises a first metallic electrode embedded in the top channel wall and

the bottom channel wall comprises a second metallic electrode embedded in the bottom channel wall;

(b) a binding surface positioned in the primary microfluidic channel wherein at least a portion of the binding surface comprises the first metallic electrode and the second metallic electrode, wherein

the first metallic electrode and the second metallic electrode are configured to produce an electric field within the primary microfluidic channel during a binding step of an assay; the electric field having a direction that is transverse to a direction of fluid flow in the primary microfluidic channel, the electric field configured to enhance a rate of binding of the target analyte to the binding surface, and wherein the binding surface comprises binding molecules capable of selectively binding to the target analyte;

(c) a detector positioned to detect a signal generated by the presence of the target analyte; and

(d) a solution in the microfluidic device comprising the target analyte and reporter molecules.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage supply in electrical communication with the first and second electrodes in the primary microfluidic channel.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the reporter molecules comprise a reporter antibody-catalyst conjugate capable of electrochemiluminescence reactions.

4 . The system of claim 1 comprising a microfluidic trapping region in fluid communication with the binding surface.

5 . The system of claim 1 comprising a solution comprising substrate molecules, wherein at least a portion of the substrate molecules undergo a catalytic chemical reaction initiated by the reporter molecules, thereby producing reaction product molecules having an ionic charge different from an ionic charge of the substrate molecules.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electric field is a first electric field, the system further comprising:

a third electrode positioned in a first microfluidic side channel, the first microfluidic side channel being in fluid communication with the primary microfluidic channel;

a fourth electrode positioned in the primary microfluidic channel or in a second microfluidic side channel in fluid communication with the primary microfluidic channel;

a semipermeable membrane positioned in the first microfluidic side channel between the third electrode and the primary microfluidic channel and having a surface oriented towards the primary microfluidic channel; and

wherein the third and fourth electrodes are configured to produce a second electric field, the second electric field providing a force attracting reaction product molecules towards the microfluidic trapping region.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the reporter molecule is tris (bipyridine) ruthenium (II) chloride (Ru (bpy) 3 ).

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the binding surface is a derivatized glass.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the derivatized glass is derivatized with a silane compound and an aldehyde compound.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the silane compound is 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and the aldehyde compound is glutaraldehyde.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the binding molecules comprise an antibody with specificity for binding the target analyte.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises blocking nonspecific binding sites on the binding surface by applying a solution comprising a peptide, a polypeptide, or a combination thereof.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the reporter molecules comprise an enzyme.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the enzyme comprises alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, horseradish peroxidase, beta-galactosidase, glucose oxidase, carboxypeptidase B, porcine liver esterase, rabbit esterase, lipase, butyryl cholinesterase, arginase, a catalyst for a bond cleavage reaction, a catalyst for a bond forming reaction, a catalyst for an oxidation reaction, a catalyst for a reduction reaction or any combination of these.

15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the reporter molecules comprise a catalyst capable of creating a colored or fluorescent ionized product molecule from precursor colored or fluorescent product molecule.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the binding molecules on the binding surface comprise antigens of antibodies, antibodies, biotin, streptavidin, aptamers, nucleic acids, peptide nucleic acids; conjugates between antigens of antibodies, antibodies, biotin, streptavidin, aptamers, nucleic acids, peptide nucleic acids; or any combination of these.

17 . A system of comprising:

(a) a primary microfluidic channel; comprising a top channel wall and a bottom channel wall; wherein

the top channel wall comprises a first metallic electrode embedded in the top channel wall and

the bottom channel wall comprises a second metallic electrode embedded in the bottom channel wall;

(b) a binding surface positioned in the primary microfluidic channel wherein at least a portion of the binding surface the first metallic electrode and the second metallic electrode, wherein

the first metallic electrode and the second metallic electrode are configured to produce an electric field within the primary microfluidic channel during a binding step of an assay the electric field having a direction that is transverse to a direction of fluid flow in the primary microfluidic channel, the electric field configured to enhance a rate of binding of the target analyte to the binding surface; and

(c) a detector positioned to detect a signal generated by the presence of the target analyte;

(d) at least two microfluidic side channels positioned in fluid communication with the primary microfluidic channel;

(e) a semipermeable membrane positioned in a first of the at least two microfluidic side channels, the semipermeable membrane having a surface oriented towards the primary microfluidic channel;

(f) a third electrode positioned in the first of the least two microfluidic side channels, and positioned such that the semipermeable membrane is positioned between the third electrode and the primary microfluidic channel; and

(g) a fourth electrode positioned in the primary microfluidic channel or in a second of the at least two microfluidic side channels;

wherein (d), (e), (f) and (g) are positioned upstream of the detector.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the semipermeable membrane comprises a silicate and a polymer.

19 . A system for detecting a target analyte, comprising a microfluidic device comprising:

(a) a primary microfluidic channel comprising a top channel wall and a bottom channel wall; wherein

the top channel wall comprises a first metallic electrode embedded in the top channel wall and

the bottom channel wall comprises a second metallic electrode embedded in the bottom channel wall;

(b) a binding surface positioned in the primary microfluidic channel wherein at least a portion of the binding surface comprises the first metallic electrode and the second metallic electrode, wherein

the first metallic electrode and the second metallic electrode are configured to produce an electric field within the primary microfluidic channel during a binding step of an assay the electric field having a direction that is transverse to a direction of fluid flow in the microchannel, the electric filed configured to enhance a rate of binding of the target analyte to the binding surface;

(c) a detector positioned to detect a signal generated by the presence of the target analyte; and

a solution comprising a peptide, a polypeptide, or a combination thereof, the solution being configured to block nonspecific binding sites on the binding surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2022
From: DUTTA, DEBASHIS; TAYLOR, MICHAEL; PEESARA, RAVICHANDER RAO
To: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Reel/Frame 059633/0854 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16360611 · Mar 21, 2019
Provisional Application 62647330 · Mar 23, 2018
Related Publication 20220326233A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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