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ArticleScientific reports2022

A microfluidic diagnostic device with air plug-in valves for the simultaneous genetic detection of various food allergens.

Daigo Natsuhara, Sae Misawa, Ryogo Saito, Koki Shirai, Shunya Okamoto, Moeto Nagai, Masashi Kitamura, Takayuki Shibata

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daigo NatsuharaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan. d-natsuhara@mems.me.tut.ac.jp.
Sae MisawaFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan.
Ryogo SaitoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
Koki ShiraiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
Shunya OkamotoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
Moeto NagaiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
Masashi KitamuraFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan.
Takayuki ShibataDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan. shibata@me.tut.ac.jp.
Toyohashi University of Technology · JPJosai University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The identification of accidental allergen contamination in processed foods is crucial for risk management strategies in the food processing industry to effectively prevent food allergy incidents. Here, we propose a newly designed passive stop valve with high pressure resistance performance termed an "air plug-in valve" to further improve microfluidic devices for the detection of target nucleic acids. By implementing the air plug-in valve as a permanent stop valve, a maximal allowable flow rate of 70 µL/min could be achieved for sequential liquid dispensing into an array of 10 microchambers, which is 14 times higher than that achieved with the previous valve arrangement using single-faced stop valves. Additionally, we demonstrate the simultaneous detection of multiple food allergens (wheat, buckwheat, and peanut) based on the colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay using our diagnostic device with 10 microchambers compactly arranged in a 20-mm-diameter circle. After running the assays at 60 °C for 60 min, any combination of the three types of food allergens and tea plant, which were used as positive and negative control samples, respectively, yielded correct test results, without any cross-contamination among the microchambers. Thus, our diagnostic device will provide a rapid and easy sample-to-answer platform for ensuring food safety and security.

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Food HypersensitivityLab-On-A-Chip DevicesAllergensArachisMicrofluidicsAllergens

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PMID35896785
PMCPMC9329328
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