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- the present invention relates to a liquid transport device that transports liquid.
- a liquid transport device for analysis or reaction.
- an absorption spectroscopic analysis apparatus that irradiates a solution with light from a light source, disperses the transmitted light with a diffraction grating, and measures absorbance for each wavelength component is widely used. It is used.
- analyzers are required to have a small amount of reaction solution in order to reduce reagent costs and reduce environmental burden.
- the conventional reaction vessel uses a vessel with a total of 5 bottom and side walls surrounded by a wall of plastic or glass, and bubbles are generated during dispensing and mixing. There was a problem that it was difficult to make accurate measurements. For this reason, there has been a demand for a technique capable of accurately manipulating a minute amount of liquid without using bubbles.
- One technique for manipulating a small amount of liquid is a technique for transporting liquid using electrostatic force.
- This technology uses a phenomenon (Diel ectrophoresis) in which an electric field generated by applying a DC or AC voltage across multiple electrodes is polarized and moves in the direction in which the electric field concentrates due to electrostatic force. To do. Specifically, a liquid is sandwiched between one substrate or two substrates and a voltage is applied between a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate to generate an electric field and move the liquid.
- Patent Document 1 a plurality of electrodes are arranged on a substrate, a liquid to be transported is placed on the electrodes, and a voltage is sequentially applied to the plurality of electrodes in the vicinity of the liquid to transport the liquid.
- Patent Document 2 reports a system in which a sample and a reagent are transported as a liquid, and the sample and the reagent are mixed between substrates to form a reaction liquid and measured.
- these devices using Dielectrophoresis are collectively referred to as liquid transport devices.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-267801
- Patent Document 2 US Patent Publication No. 4390403
- the number of electrodes can be reduced by transporting the liquid using a force that spontaneously restores to the sphere due to surface tension. Make control easier.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a liquid transport device provided with an uneven portion.
- the liquid transfer device 10 is composed of a lower substrate 27 and an upper substrate 28.
- a plurality of electrodes 30 (30a, 30b, 30c) are provided on the lower substrate 27, and one common electrode 32 is provided on the upper substrate.
- the surface is covered with hydrophobic insulating films 31 and 31 ′, and the insulating film 31 ′ on at least a part of the upper substrate 28 is provided with an uneven shape on the surface.
- the concave portion is a portion that is recessed with respect to the substrate surface, and the other substrate surface is a convex portion.
- the concave portion is the substrate surface itself, and the convex portion is a portion having a protrusion with respect to the substrate surface.
- the liquid moves so as to be positioned in the middle of the two electrodes, and is positioned directly above the electrode 30, that is, on the convex portion.
- the voltage is turned off, the liquid tries to recover to a spherical shape and moves to the recess. Thereby, the liquid is moved by having the concavo-convex part. It is possible.
- FIG. 2 is an example of making it easier to move, and is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the concave protrusions when the liquid transport device is viewed from above.
- the recesses 34 (34a to 34d) are indicated by broken lines, and the electrodes 30 (30a to 30c) provided on the lower substrate are indicated by solid lines.
- the recess 34 is substantially asymmetric with respect to a plane perpendicular to the transport direction, and has a shape in which the width is reduced by applying force in one direction on the traveling direction side. This is because there is a difference in the radius of curvature of the liquid located on the electrode.
- 3A and 3B show cross-sectional views when the liquid is located immediately above the electrode 30.
- FIG. 3A shows a cross-sectional view of the liquid on a plane perpendicular to the paper plane AA ′ in FIG. 1, and FIG.
- 3B shows a cross-sectional view of the liquid on a plane perpendicular to the paper plane BB ′ in FIG. If the radius of curvature of the interface on the AA 'side of the liquid is represented by Ral, Ra2 in Fig. 3A and the radius of curvature of the interface on the B-B' side of the liquid is represented by Rbl, Rb2 in Fig. The width is smaller on the side Rbl ⁇ Ral, Rb2 ⁇ Ra2.
- ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (1 / R1 + 1 / R2)
- a Pa y (1 / Ral + 1 / Ra2)
- a Pb y (1 / Rbl + 1 / Rb2)
- the transport force and direction are determined according to the difference in cross-sectional area in the plane perpendicular to the liquid transport direction.
- the recess has a difference in cross-sectional area in a plane perpendicular to the liquid transport direction. This difference in cross-sectional area is caused by a shape in which the shape of the recess is asymmetric with respect to a surface perpendicular to the transport direction at the center of the recess.
- FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of a conventional liquid transport device.
- the conventional liquid transport device has a force that cannot smoothly transport the liquid without providing an electrode at a position corresponding to the position of the recess in the present invention in FIG.
- the number of electrodes was doubled.
- the concave portion is provided between the electrodes to be controlled, the number of electrodes to be controlled can be halved compared to the conventional liquid transport device.
- a plurality of recesses are provided.
- the liquid is substantially deformed by the recesses and the liquid returns to a spherical shape. It can be moved using force, and the same effect can be obtained
- the liquid is moved by using a force to spontaneously restore the spherical shape.
- the number of electrodes to be controlled in the liquid transport device can be halved and control can be facilitated.
- FIG. 5 shows the overall configuration of the analysis system.
- the analysis system includes a liquid transport device 10, a sample introduction unit 11 for introducing the sample 1 and the oil 2 into the liquid transport device 10, a reagent introduction unit 12 for introducing the reagent into the liquid transport device 10, and a sample.
- 1 comprises a detection unit 13 for measuring the internal components of 1 and a discharge unit 14 for discharging the sample 1 and oil 2 from the liquid transfer device 10.
- the sample introduction unit 11 the sample 1 is accommodated in the sample container 15 on the sample table 16, the oil 2 is accommodated in the oil container 17, and the sample 1 and the oil 2 are rotated up and down respectively.
- the sample probe 4 and the oil probe 5 that can be driven in the direction can be introduced into the liquid transfer device 10 from the sample introduction port 6.
- the reagent 3 is accommodated in the reagent container 18, and the reagent 3 can be introduced into the liquid transport device 10 from the reagent introduction port 7 by the reagent probe 8.
- the detection unit 13 is installed adjacent to the detection unit installed in at least a part of the liquid transport path through which the sample is introduced into and discharged from the liquid transport device 10, and detects the internal components of the transported liquid. To detect.
- the discharge unit 14 includes a sipper 19 and a waste liquid tank 20, and the liquid transported to the discharge port 9 can be discharged from the liquid transport device 10 to the waste liquid tank 20 by the sipper 19.
- FIG. 6 shows the operation of introduction, conveyance, mixing, measurement, and discharge in the liquid conveyance device 10.
- the layout of each part is shown.
- the liquid transport device 10 includes a sample introduction unit 21, a reagent introduction unit 22, a mixing unit 23 for mixing the sample and the reagent, a detection unit 24 for measuring the components of the sample, a discharge unit 25, and each unit. It consists of a liquid transport path 26 that connects the two. At least a part of each of the sample introduction unit 21, the reagent introduction unit 22, the mixing unit 23, the detection unit 24, the discharge unit 25, and the liquid conveyance path 26 is provided with an electrode and an uneven portion for conveying the liquid. Application of voltage to the electrode and uneven force The liquid is transported by the surface tension that the liquid tries to restore to a spherical shape.
- FIG. 7A shows a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the liquid transport path 26 in the transport direction.
- the liquid transport device 10 includes a lower substrate 27 and an upper substrate 28 having a surface facing the lower substrate 27.
- a plurality of electrodes 30 are arranged on the upper surface of the insulating base substrate 29 along the conveyance direction of the sample 1, and the surface is covered with an insulating film 31.
- one common electrode 32 is disposed on the lower surface of the insulating base substrate 29 ', and the surface is covered with an insulating film 31'.
- each of the insulating films 31 and 31 ′ is coated with hydrophobic films 33 and 33 ′ so as to impart hydrophobicity so that the sample 1 can be easily transported.
- a sample 1 to be transported is placed between these upper and lower substrates, and the surrounding area is filled with oil 2.
- a plurality of concave portions (34a to 34d in the figure) and convex portions are provided on the surface of the upper substrate 28 by providing irregularities on the insulating film 31 'on the surface of the upper substrate 28. In order to transport the sample by using the force that restores the spherical shape of the sample by the concave portion 34, it is necessary to position the liquid on the convex portion.
- the convex portion needs to face the electrode 30 and be present thereon. Therefore, a part of the convex portion was positioned immediately above the electrode 30 provided on the lower substrate 27, and the center of the concave portion 34 was positioned vertically above the region between the electrode 30 and the other adjacent electrode 30.
- quartz is formed on the insulating base substrates 29 and 29 ′
- ITO Indium-Tin Oxide
- CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- CYTOP registered trademark manufactured by Asahi Kasei Corporation was used.
- the thickness of ITO was lOOnm, and the thickness of the insulating films 31 and 31 ′ formed by CVD (Chemica 1 Vapor deposition) was 1.5 m.
- the distance between the lower substrate 27 and the upper substrate 28 was 0.5 mm, and the difference in height between the convex portion and the concave portion of the upper substrate was 1 ⁇ m.
- serum was used as sample 1, and the volume was 1 ⁇ l.
- Silicone oil was used as oil 2 as the surrounding medium.
- force sample 1 using the above materials may be pure water or a buffer solution. Even if it contains DNA, latex particles, cells, magnetic beads, etc. Good.
- Oil 2 may be any liquid that is immiscible with the liquid to be conveyed.
- the insulating basic substrates 29 and 29 ′ may be a substrate in which an insulating film such as an oxide film is formed on a conductive substrate such as Si, or a resinous substrate.
- the insulating films 31, 31 may be polysilazane, SiN, Parylene, or the like. Force to form hydrophobic films 33 and 33 'on insulating films 31 and 31' Form a hydrophobic insulating film instead of hydrophobic films 33 and 33 ', or replace insulating films 31 and 31' Alternatively, an insulating hydrophobic film may be formed.
- FIGS. 7A to 7E a procedure for transporting the liquid is shown in FIGS. 7A to 7E.
- sample 1 is stationary in recess 34b in Fig. 7A
- common electrode 32 of upper substrate 28 is connected to ground and voltage is applied between common electrode 32 and electrode 30b as shown in Fig.7B ( The electrode to which the voltage is applied is shown in black), and the sample 1 moves so as to be positioned between the common electrode 32 and the electrode 30b, that is, directly above the electrode 30b, as shown in FIG. 7C.
- a voltage is applied, and the electrode 30 is in a float state where no connection is made.
- the applied voltage is cut off, the voltage application is stopped and then the control electrode 30 is connected to the earth.
- the electrode 30 is brought into a float state.
- the sample 1 moves from the convex portion to the right concave portion 34c side where the curvature radius of the liquid is large due to surface tension.
- the concave and convex portions are formed on the surface by providing the insulating film 31 ′ on the surface of the upper substrate 28, but the basic substrate 29 ′, the common electrode 32, or the hydrophobic film 33 ′ are formed on the surface. It is also possible to form concave and convex portions on the surface by providing irregularities.
- the concavo-convex shape can be provided by various processes such as wet etching, dry etching, CVD, mechanical cleaning, and molding methods.
- FIG. 8 shows a configuration of the voltage control means 101 for operating the sample 1 in the liquid transport device 10.
- This control means is provided in the analysis system shown in FIG. 1, and includes a control computer 102 and a communication unit 103 for applying an applied voltage controlled by the control computer 102 to a predetermined electrode of the liquid transport device 10. And have.
- a CRT, printer, and power supply are connected to the control computer.
- the control computer has an input unit for inputting appropriate conditions for the analysis target and the liquid transport method, and voltage control patterns corresponding to various liquid transport methods.
- Voltage control pattern storage unit to be stored, voltage control pattern adjustment unit that determines combinations of voltage control patterns according to the analysis target based on information input from the input unit, and voltage determined by the voltage control pattern adjustment unit
- a voltage application control unit that applies a voltage to the liquid transport device 10 according to the combination of control patterns is provided.
- the communication unit 103 is connected to the electrode 30 to be controlled, and when controlling the sample 1, the voltage controlled by the voltage application control unit is applied to a predetermined electrode via the communication unit 103 according to the information input from the input unit. Is done.
- FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the sample introduction part 21.
- a sample introduction port 6 is arranged on the upper substrate 28, and a sample for introducing the sample 1 accommodated in the sample container 15 on the sample stage 16 and the oil probe 5 for introducing the oil 2 accommodated in the oil container 18 is provided.
- Probes 4 are installed so as to be movable up and down in the sample introduction port 6 respectively.
- the sample probe 4 is sucked into the sample 1 in the sample container 15 on the sample stage 16, and then immersed in the oil 2 in the liquid transfer device 10, the sample 1 is discharged, and the sample probe 4 is Move upward to desorb sample 1 into oil 2.
- the sample probe 4 By passing the sample probe 4 through the oil / air interface, the sample can be reliably introduced into the oil 2 without leaving the sample 1 at the tip of the sample probe 4.
- the sample 1 is transported by applying a voltage to the electrode 30.
- FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the reagent introduction unit 22.
- the reagent introduction port 7 is arranged on the upper substrate 28, and the reagent probe 8 for introducing the reagent 3 contained in the reagent container 18 in the reagent introduction unit 12 is installed so that it can move up and down in the reagent introduction port 7. It has been.
- the reagent probe 8 is immersed in the liquid transfer device 10 filled with oil, the reagent 3 is discharged, moved upward, and the reagent 3 is desorbed in the oil 2.
- the reagent 3 can be reliably introduced into the oil 2 without leaving the reagent 3 at the tip of the reagent probe 8.
- the reagent 3 is transported by applying a voltage to the electrode 30.
- Daiichi Chemical Co., Ltd. Autosera (registered trademark) TP reagent was used.
- Fig. 11A and Fig. 11B explain the configuration of the mixing unit 23 using a perspective view when the upper force is also seen.
- the electrode 30 of the lower substrate 27 is indicated by a solid line
- the concave portion 34 of the upper substrate is indicated by a broken line.
- Reagent 1, sample 1 and reaction mixture 1 mixed with reagent 3 are shown as solid circles.
- a liquid transport path 26 connecting the sample introduction section 21 and the mixing section 23 and a liquid transport path 26 connecting the reagent introduction section 22 and the mixing section 23 are provided.
- the electrode 30 and the recess 34 forming the respective liquid transport paths 26 intersect each other.
- FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the detection unit 24 together with the detection unit 13.
- the detection unit 13 guides the light 37 with a halogen lamp 36 through the irradiation optical fiber 38, irradiates the detection unit 24 with the irradiation lens 39, condenses the transmitted light onto the condensing optical fiber 41 with the condensing lens 40, and performs spectroscopy.
- the detector 42 splits the light at the required wavelength and detects it.
- the reaction solution 1 ′ was placed in the recess.
- the center of the recess is positioned vertically above the region between the electrodes 30 and the light emitted from the light source passes through the recess 34 and is detected by the detection unit.
- the liquid in the detection unit is on the electrode
- the liquid is affected by the flow of oil and may move around, so it is necessary to always apply a voltage and keep it in place during detection .
- the configuration of the present invention since the liquid is stationary in the recess and is not affected by the flow of oil, there is an advantage that the alignment between the light and the liquid in the detection unit can be easily performed.
- two wavelengths of 546 nm and 700 nm were measured, and the difference between the absorbances quantified the total protein concentration in the serum.
- FIG. 13 shows a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the discharge section 25.
- the discharge port 9 is arranged on the upper substrate 28, and the reaction liquid 1 ′ conveyed to the discharge unit 25 is sucked into the sipper 19 of the discharge unit 14 from the discharge port 9 and discharged to the waste liquid tank 20.
- the oil 2 is also discharged.
- the waste liquid tank 20 the collected oil 2 and the reaction liquid 1 'are separated due to the difference in specific gravity. Even if the oil is discharged, the subsequent waste liquid treatment is easy.
- the number of electrodes for transporting the liquid can be reduced, and the liquid can be stably held.
- the liquid can be reliably conveyed, and the liquid can be easily aligned at the detection unit.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a liquid transport device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a liquid transport device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a liquid in a liquid transport device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the liquid in the liquid transport device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a conventional liquid transport device.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an analysis system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a layout diagram of each part in the liquid transport device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view of a liquid transport path in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the liquid transport path in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the liquid transport path in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7D is a cross-sectional view of the liquid transport path in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7E is a cross-sectional view of a liquid transport path in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the control system of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a sample introduction port in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a reagent inlet in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11A is a schematic diagram of a mixing unit in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11B is a schematic view of a mixing unit in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a detection unit in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 A cross-sectional view of the discharge port in the first embodiment of the present invention.
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