Isothermal amplification technology based on microfluidic chip.

Yunping TU; Dianlong Yang; Zhongping Zhang; Xiaobin Dong; Luyao Liu; Guijun Miao; Lulu Zhang; Xianbo Qiu

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Isothermal amplification technology based on microfluidic chip.

Author: Yunping TU ¹ ; Dianlong YANG ¹ ; Zhongping ZHANG ¹ ; Xiaobin DONG ¹ ; Luyao LIU ¹ ; Guijun MIAO ¹ ; Lulu ZHANG ¹ ; Xianbo QIU ¹
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1. College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: COVID-19; HPV; SARS-CoV-2; isothermal amplification; microfluidic chip; molecular diagnosis; point-of-care testing (POCT)
MeSH: COVID-19/diagnosis*; Humans; Microfluidics; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2/genetics*
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2022;38(3):943-960
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the gold standard for nucleic acid amplification in molecular diagnostics. The PCR includes multiple reaction stages (denaturation, annealing, and extension), and a complicated thermalcycler is required to repetitively provide different temperatures for different stages for 30-40 cycles within at least 1-2 hours. Due to the complicated devices and the long amplification time, it is difficult to adopt conventional PCR in point-of-care testing (POCT). Comparing to conventional PCR, isothermal amplification is able to provide a much faster and more convenient nucleic acid detection because of highly efficient amplification at a constant reaction temperature provided by a simple heating device. When isothermal amplification is combined with microfluidics, a more competent platform for POCT can be established. For example, various diagnosis devices based on isothermal amplification have been used to rapidly and conveniently detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses. This review summarized the recent development and applications of the microfluidics-based isothermal amplification. First, different typical isothermal amplification methods and related detection methods have been introduced. Subsequently, different types of microfluidic systems with isothermal amplification were discussed based on their characteristics, for example, functionality, system structure, flow control, and operation principles. Furthermore, detection of pathogens (e.g. SARS-CoV-2 viruses) based on isothermal amplification was introduced. Finally, the combination of isothermal amplification with other new technologies, e.g. CRISPR, has been introduced as well.