Isoelectric focusing in a silica nanofluidic channel: effects of electromigration and electroosmosis.

Isoelectric focusing in a poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic chip.

This paper reports the application of ampholyte-based isoelectric focusing in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) using methylcellulose (MC) to reduce electroosmosis and peak drift. Although the characteristics of PDMS make it possible to fabricate microfluidic chips using soft lithography, unstable electroosmotic flow (EOF) and cathodic drift are significant problems when this medium is used. This p...

Concentration gradient focusing and separation in a silica nanofluidic channel with a non-uniform electroosmotic flow.

The simultaneous concentration gradient focusing and separation of proteins in a silica nanofluidic channel of various geometries is investigated experimentally and theoretically. Previous modelling of a similar device [Inglis et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 7546] assumed a uniform velocity profile along the length of the nanochannel. Using detailed numerical analysis incorporating cha...

Supporting Information for Concentration Gradient Focusing and Separation in a Silica Nanofluidic Channel with a Non-uniform Electroosmotic Flow

Isoelectric Focusing and PCR-RFLP Joined Techniques for Alpha1-antitrypsin Deficiency Detection

53 persons suspected to alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency detection (AATD) were investigated for ZZ, MZ, ZS, SS, and MS alleles analysis by serum protein electrophoresis (SPE), measurement of trypsin inhibiting capacity (TIC), isoelectric focusing (IEF), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and IEF/PCR-RFLP techniques. The result clearly shows by using SPE and TIC techniques only 35.85 % and 50.08% of ...

Electrolytic Reduction: Modification of Proteins Occurring in Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis and in Electrolytic Reactions in the Presence of High Salts

Artifacts in two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) caused by the presence of salts in isoelectric focusing (IEF) have been previously described as a result of increasing conductivity and inducing electroosmosis. However, electrolysis induced by the presence of salts should not be disregarded. In this study, electrolytic reduction-oxidation reaction (redox) was found to be enhanced in the prese...