Lab-on-DVD: standard DVD drives as a novel laser scanning microscope for image based point of care diagnostics.
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Ramachandraiah H, Amasia M, Cole J, Sheard P, Pickhaver S, Walker C, Wirta V, Lexow P, Lione R, Russom A
Lab Chip 13 (8) 1578-1585 [2013-04-21; online 2013-02-27]
We present a novel "Lab-on-DVD" system and demonstrate its capability for rapid and low-cost HIV diagnostics by counting CD4+ cells isolated from whole blood. We show that a commercial DVD drive can, with certain modifications, be turned into an improved DVD-based laser scanning microscope (DVD-LSM). The system consists of a multi-layered disposable polymer disc and a modified commercial DVD reader with rotational control for sample handling, temperature control for optimized bioassay, a photodiode array for detection, and software for signal processing and user interface - all the necessary components required for a truly integrated lab-on-a-chip system, with the capability to deliver high-resolution images down to 1 μm in size. Using discs modified with antibodies, we specifically captured CD4+ cells from whole blood, demonstrating single cell resolution imaging. The novel integrated DVD platform with sub-micron image resolution brings, for the first time, affordable cellular diagnostic testing to the point-of-care and should be readily applicable at resource-limited settings.
PubMed 23440071
DOI 10.1039/c3lc41360h
Crossref 10.1039/c3lc41360h