WO2005124332A1 - 電気泳動チップおよび電気泳動装置、ならびに電気泳動方法 - Google Patents
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- Electrophoresis chip electrophoresis apparatus, and electrophoresis method
- the present invention relates to an electrophoresis chip, an electrophoresis device using the same, and an electrophoresis method.
- MEMS micro-electro-mechanical systems
- proteins and DNA contained in a sample solution are separated by electrophoresis using channels created in a microfluidic chip, and online with the chip.
- ESI-MS electrospray ionization mass spectrometer
- MALDI-MS Matrix-assisted laser desorption / ionization mass spectrometer
- Non-Patent Document 1 describes a system that separates the sample separation process and the analysis process using MALDI-MS, and has the same interface as the convenience of online connection. ing.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that a sample containing a matrix is separated by using an unsealed, that is, a groove-like channel having an open structure on the upper surface of a channel, which is formed in a chip, and the inside of the channel is separated. A method is described in which the solvent is dried, the sample after crystallization is crystallized, immobilized on the channel, and the channel is scanned with a laser to ionize the separated sample by laser desorption ionization and mass spectrometry by MALDI MS. Puru.
- Non-Patent Document 1 the size of a channel is 250 ⁇ m or 200 / ⁇ at a depth, and the width of the channel is 250 / ⁇ or 150 / zm! / Puru. This is large compared to the channel of the ESI-MS connecting tip, which is usually less than 100 m in diameter!
- Patent Document l Jun Liu, Ken Tseng, Ben Garcia, Carlito B. Lebrilla, Eric Mukerjee, Scott Collins, and Rosemary Smith, "Electrophoresis Separation in Open Microchannels.A Methode for Coupling Electrophoresis with MALDI—MS," Analytical Chemistry , Vol. 73 (2001), No. 9, pp.2147-2151
- MALDI-MS has a high sensitivity of about mol to pmol as compared with ESI-MS. For this reason, the preparation of the sample to be supplied to the MALDI-MS does not require a large cross-sectional area and a channel as in the configuration of Non-Patent Document 1 described above!
- the channel has a small cross-sectional area with this chip, the solvent in the channel is easily dried in an ordinary room or only by temperature control using water cooling described in Non-Patent Document 1, There was a problem that the sample solution could not be stably introduced into the channel.
- the diameter of the laser is about 100 m. If the width of the channel is smaller than this diameter, the effective laser irradiation area will decrease, and there is a concern that the efficiency will decrease. there were.
- the sample may evaporate due to the temperature rise of the liquid sample due to Joule heat. There is also room for improvement in stabilizing the contact of the electrode with the liquid.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for stably performing electrophoresis of a small amount of a sample.
- the electrophoresis chip of the present invention comprises:
- a substrate having a channel for sample migration provided on the surface of the substrate
- the channel has an open part whose upper part is open, and a liquid retaining part in which a number of protrusions are regularly arranged on the bottom part,
- the liquid holding part is provided in or near the open part where the open state is maintained even during the electrophoresis operation in the electrophoresis tank.
- An electrophoresis apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising an electrophoresis tank accommodating the electrophoresis chip having the above configuration, and humidity control means for adjusting the humidity in the electrophoresis tank.
- the electrophoresis method of the present invention comprises:
- an electrophoresis apparatus having an electrophoresis chip provided with a liquid retaining portion having a regular concave-convex structural force in a channel and a humidity control means makes it possible to reduce the amount of traces.
- a technique for stably performing the electrophoresis of the sample is realized.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration of an electrophoresis chip according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 1.
- ⁇ 3 ⁇ is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a change in humidity of an electrophoresis tank of the electrophoresis apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a top view image of the electrophoresis chip according to Example 1.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a channel of the electrophoresis chip according to Example 1.
- FIG. 7 is a top view showing a scanning electron microscope image of a channel of the electrophoresis chip according to Example 1.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a scanning electron microscope image of a channel of the electrophoresis chip according to Example 1.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing an electrophoresis chip according to Embodiment 2.
- ⁇ 11 ⁇ is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus according to Embodiment 2.
- Cooling / heating mechanism 114 Support plate
- the electrophoresis chip according to the present invention has a substrate and a channel for sample migration provided on the surface of the substrate, and the channel has a large number of projections regularly arranged on the bottom thereof. It has a liquid retaining part.
- the channel has a structure having an open portion whose upper surface is open.
- the electrophoresis chip of the present invention is provided with a liquid retaining portion having a first concave-convex structural force in which a large number of protrusions projecting from the bottom in the channel are regularly arranged.
- a liquid retaining portion having a first concave-convex structural force in which a large number of protrusions projecting from the bottom in the channel are regularly arranged.
- the electrophoresis chip of the present invention can moderate the temperature rise of the liquid containing the sample in the channel due to Joule heat during electrophoresis, and stably perform the electrophoresis.
- the first uneven structure may be configured to have a lyophilic surface.
- the channel has a structure including a bottom portion and a side surface recessed from the substrate surface, and at least a part of the top surface is opened when performing electrophoresis in the electrophoresis apparatus. It has a structure that is released.
- the chip is formed so as to have an open portion in which the upper portion of the channel is open.
- the opening of the channel is partially provided, the opening can be partially formed by partially covering the upper surface of the channel with a cover or the like. That is, a part or the whole of the upper surface of the channel may be an open part. Since the liquid retaining portion is provided in the channel, the liquid including the sample can be reliably retained in the channel even when the channel has an open portion. For this reason, the configuration is such that stable electric swimming is possible.
- the liquid holding part is provided in a receiving part (a part where the tip of the capillary in FIG. 3 is disposed or a part where the reservoir in FIG. 11 is disposed) for receiving the liquid containing the sample supplied to the channel. Or in the vicinity thereof.
- the liquid holding section is provided with a region wider than the passage portion for electrophoresis as a liquid retaining portion, and the periphery of the liquid retaining portion is formed as a flat end having no unevenness.
- this wide liquid retaining portion is provided at the position (channel end) of the reservoir 146 in FIG.
- the channel may be provided as a groove formed on the substrate surface.
- the entire bottom surface of the channel may be used as the liquid retaining portion.
- the channel since the channel has a regularly arranged uneven structure serving as a liquid retaining portion, it cannot be obtained simply by roughening the surface of the substrate. This will be described later.
- the regularly arranged uneven structure means that the shape, arrangement, and the like of the uneven structure are formed with regularity and are not random structures. To do.
- An entire region used for electrophoresis in the channel for example, almost the entire surface in the channel can be a liquid retaining portion having a first concave-convex structure.
- the liquid retaining portion can be provided over the vicinity of one end of the channel and the vicinity of the other end.
- the liquid retaining part so as to satisfy the above.
- the liquid holding part formed so as to satisfy this equation it becomes possible to uniformly fill the liquid holding part without dividing the liquid containing the sample into droplets. Therefore, the liquid containing the sample can be stably held in the channel.
- the flat surface can be formed from the same material as the first uneven structure.
- the liquid holding section is a row in which a plurality of frustum-shaped pillars having substantially the same shape are regularly arranged along the extending direction of the channel. May be arranged in parallel with each other.
- the surface area of the liquid retaining portion can be sufficiently increased with a simple configuration as compared with the case where the liquid retaining portion has a flat surface.
- the first concave-convex structure can be configured to be suitable for manufacturing using an etching technique and a boning technique.
- the plurality of truncated pyramids having substantially the same shape means that the liquid is reliably held in the liquid holding portion, and the liquid is discharged from a specific place in consideration of the processing accuracy in forming the uneven structure. It is ensured that the shape of the columnar bodies is maintained to the extent that they do not leak.
- the height of the column and the depth of the channel may be substantially equal (including the case where they are equal). This makes it possible to obtain a structure in which the first uneven structure can be obtained simultaneously with the formation of the channel by using a technique such as dry etching.
- the height of the columnar body and the depth of the channel may be slightly different as long as the first uneven structure can be obtained simultaneously with the formation of the channel.
- at least a part of the bottom surface or side surface of the first uneven structure may be more lyophilic than the upper surface of the columnar body.
- the liquid containing the sample can be reliably held in the lyophilic region, and the confinement effect can be enhanced. Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent the liquid containing the sample from leaking even at the liquid retaining portion. Further, for example, when the surface of the substrate is lyophobic, at least part of the bottom and side surfaces of the first uneven structure is made lyophilic, so that the liquid including the sample can be retained.
- the top surface and at least a part of the side surface of the columnar body may be more lyophobic than the bottom surface of the first uneven structure.
- this structure is, for example, after forming a lyophobic film on a lyophilic substrate, the lyophobic film and the substrate are subjected to various etching methods such as a dry etching method using a resist film. It can be easily manufactured by forming the first uneven structure by batch processing according to the processing method. As a result, the upper surface of the columnar body becomes lyophobic with the lyophobic film, the upper side surface becomes lyophobic because it hits the cross section of the lyophobic film, and the lower surface and the lower side surface become lyophilic with the lyophilic substrate. It can be liquid.
- a second lyophobic structural force having a large number of protrusions projecting from the bottom to the outside of the liquid retaining portion on the bottom surface of the channel and adjacent to the liquid retaining portion can be adopted.
- the liquid-phobic part having the second concave-convex structural force in the channel the liquid can be more reliably confined in the liquid-retaining part. Therefore, the liquid containing the sample can be more stably held in the channel.
- such a configuration is a configuration excellent in manufacturability.
- it can be obtained by forming a concavo-convex structure formed in a groove-like channel and, if the surface of the concavo-convex structure is lyophobic, coating a part of the region with lyophilic coating. If the surface of the uneven structure is lyophilic, it can be obtained by lyophobic coating on a part of the surface.
- a flat surface is provided at a position adjacent to the liquid holding section. Is also good.
- a flat surface may be arranged at a position surrounding the liquid retaining part. By doing so, it is possible to provide a configuration in which the liquid is spread on a flat surface without having an uneven structure because the liquid becomes droplets. For this reason, the liquid is more reliably held in the water retaining portion, and even if the liquid leaks out of the first concave-convex structure, the liquid is stopped at the flat portion.
- the first uneven structure is more hydrophilic than the flat portion, it is possible to return the liquid to the first uneven portion side. For this reason, the liquid including the sample can be reliably held in the channel, and leakage to the outside of the channel can be suppressed.
- the electrophoresis chip of the present invention may have a configuration in which a liquid-phobic part having a second concave-convex structural force is provided at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the flat surface. In this way, even when the liquid containing the sample leaks out of the flat portion, the liquid containing the sample is reliably dammed over the lyophobic portion having a surface that is more lyophobic than the flat portion. be able to.
- the lyophobic portion may be disposed on the liquid holding portion via the flat portion described above.
- the liquid retaining portion, the flat portion, and the liquid-phobic portion may be provided in this order so that the central force of the channel is also directed to the side. This makes it possible to provide a configuration that can be stably manufactured using the fine processing technology. For example, when a channel is formed by applying a coating to the surface of an electrophoresis chip, a flat portion can be used as a registration margin.
- the electrophoresis chip of the present invention can be configured to be used in an electrophoresis tank having a humidity control function. This makes it possible to more reliably suppress the evaporation of the liquid introduced into the channel.
- an electrophoresis apparatus comprising: an electrophoresis tank accommodating the electrophoresis chip; and humidity control means for adjusting humidity inside the electrophoresis tank. Is done.
- an electrophoresis chip is provided in a state having an open portion on at least a part of the upper surface of the channel. Further, the electrophoresis apparatus of the present invention is provided with a humidity control means. For this reason, the electrophoresis chip is placed in the electrophoresis tank, and the solvent of the liquid containing the sample in the electrophoresis tank or a liquid similar thereto is set to have a sufficiently high humidity below the saturated vapor pressure, so that the channel during electrophoresis can be used. The evaporation of the solvent in the inside can be suppressed.
- the humidity control means is provided inside the electrophoresis tank.
- a configuration may be provided having a humidity control liquid tank for storing the humidity control liquid.
- the humidity control liquid may be a solvent contained in a liquid containing a sample or a liquid equivalent thereto. This makes it possible to fill the electrophoresis tank with saturated vapor of the humidity control liquid. Therefore, although at least a part of the channel upper surface is an open portion, it is possible to sufficiently secure the humidity of the atmosphere near the open portion. Therefore, evaporation of the liquid in the channel during electrophoresis can be suppressed.
- a temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of the electrophoresis chip and the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank may be provided. This makes it possible to individually adjust the saturated vapor pressure of the humidified liquid generated from the humidified liquid tank and the saturated vapor pressure of the liquid held in the channel on the chip. Further, it is possible to suppress the temperature rise of the liquid containing the sample due to Joule heat during the electrophoresis.
- a capillary for supplying a liquid containing a sample to the channel can be arranged.
- the cavities preferably have a structure in which an electrode for applying a voltage to the channel can be inserted.
- the electrophoresis apparatus is configured so that the sample supply end of the capillary can be arranged at a predetermined position of the channel of the electrophoresis chip.
- the electrode solution in the capillary by holding the electrode solution in the capillary while the electrode solution is in contact with the channel, it is possible to ensure stable contact of the electrode with the liquid simply by inserting the electrode into the capillary.
- the surface of the liquid containing the sample in the channel can be kept constant when the sample is filled into the channel. it can.
- a method for electrophoresis of a sample using the electrophoresis apparatus having the above configuration wherein the step of arranging the electrophoresis chip in an electrophoresis tank of the electrophoresis apparatus includes the steps of:
- An electrophoresis method comprising:
- the supply of the sample and the application of the voltage into the channel can be performed using the cavities having the above configuration.
- the electrophoresis method of the present invention may further include, after performing the electrophoresis of the sample, adjusting the humidity inside the electrophoresis tank by the humidity control means and drying the sample. it can.
- the sample may be electrophoresed while the temperature of the electrophoresis chip is maintained at a temperature equal to or higher than the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank by the temperature adjusting means.
- the electrophoresis method of the present invention even when the depth of the channel of the electrophoresis chip is reduced, evaporation of the liquid introduced into the channel can be suppressed, and stable electrophoresis can be performed.
- the temperature of the humidity control bath may be lowered to dry the sample.
- the temperature of the electrophoresis chip and the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank are maintained while keeping the temperature of the electrophoresis chip equal to or higher than the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank. And the liquid containing the sample may be frozen.
- the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank may be further reduced, and the sample may be freeze-dried.
- a sample frozen or dried on a channel can be obtained by a simple method after electrophoresis. Therefore, a sample suitable for mass spectrometry such as MALDI-MS can be reliably obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the configuration of the electrophoresis chip according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a substrate 101 and a channel 107 provided on the surface of the substrate 101 and holding a liquid containing a sample, and the entire upper surface of the channel 107 is open. It has become. Also the channel A liquid retaining section 108 composed of a regular first concave-convex structure 102 is provided over one end of the 107 and the other end.
- Substrate 101 can be, for example, quartz glass. Further, a resin substrate such as Teflon (registered trademark) may be used. Further, a silicon substrate or the like in which an oxide film is formed on the surface to make the surface hydrophilic and electrical insulation is ensured can also be used.
- the channel 107 has a liquid retaining portion 108, a flat portion 104, and a liquid-phobic portion 109 from the center to the side in a cross section orthogonal to the channel direction of the channel. That is, the liquid retaining section 108, the flat section 104, and the channel 107 are provided outward in this order.
- the liquid holding unit 108 is formed of the first uneven structure 102, and is configured to hold a liquid containing a sample.
- the surface of the liquid retaining section 108 is covered with a lyophilic film 103 which is a surface coating film.
- the liquid containing a sample includes a sample as a substance to be electrophoresed and a predetermined liquid medium.
- the sample can exist in a liquid in various states such as a dissolved state and a dispersed state as long as it can be electrophoresed.
- the liquid medium include water and a liquid medium containing water. When the medium is water or a liquid mainly composed of water, a hydrophilic film is used as the lyophilic film.
- a desired sample is separated by electrophoresis, a mixture of two or more kinds of samples is subjected to electrophoresis.
- the single sample is to be electrophoresed.
- the hydrophilic film a non-crosslinked polyacrylamide film or the like can be used, but is not limited thereto.
- a silane coupling agent (3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane) is used for bonding to a substrate, and acrylamide, ammonium persulfate as a polymerizing agent,
- a polymerizable composition for forming a hydrophilic film containing TEMED (tetramethylethylenediamine) as a polymerization accelerator was applied and polymerized to form a hydrophilic film.
- the liquid retaining part 108 is composed of a regular first uneven structure 102 provided on the surface of the substrate 101.
- the first concavo-convex structure 102 may have a configuration in which a plurality of rows in which a plurality of frustum-shaped pillars having substantially the same shape are arranged along the extending direction of the channel 107 are arranged in parallel with each other.
- the first concavo-convex structure 102 can be configured to have a regular concavo-convex structure in which a plurality of quadrangular columnar bodies are provided on the substrate 101. These pillars are arranged in a grid in the same direction.
- a plurality of truncated cones have substantially the same shape means that Considering the processing accuracy at the time of forming the structure, the shape has such an identity that the liquid is retained without the liquid leaking from a specific area of the liquid retaining part 108.
- the shape of the columnar body can be, for example, a truncated pyramid, a truncated cone, an elliptical truncated cone, or the like.
- the corners of the pyramid may be rounded to form a smooth curved surface.
- the height of the columnar body is equal to the depth of the channel.
- the channel 107 and the liquid retaining part 108 can be simultaneously molded, and the ease of production is ensured.
- the surface area of liquid retaining portion 108 is larger than the area of the formation region of liquid retaining portion 108. Further, the liquid retaining portion 108 is made more lyophilic than the region having the lyophobic film 106 provided on the outer periphery thereof. For this reason, the channel 107 has a simple configuration excellent in manufacturing easiness and manufacturing stability, and selectively lyophilizes the liquid retaining part 108 to reliably retain the liquid in the liquid retaining part 108. It is a configuration that can do it. When the liquid containing the sample contains water or a liquid mainly composed of water as the liquid medium, a hydrophobic film is used as the lyophobic film.
- hydrophobic film Various known or commercially available materials can be used for forming the hydrophobic film.
- a film formed by spin-coating amorphous fluorine resin (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., trade name: CYTOP) was used.
- the lyophilic property of the liquid retaining part 108 is controlled.
- the degree can be controlled.
- the liquid retaining part 108 can be made more lyophilic.
- the liquid holding unit 108 can selectively hold the liquid.
- the surface area ratio is a roughness factor in the angel formula, that is, the following equation (1), and is a factor indicating how many times the area of the surface having the uneven structure is larger than that in the case where the surface is flat. .
- ⁇ represents the material strength in the same surface state as the surface of the liquid retaining section 108. Is the contact angle of a droplet of a given liquid placed on a flat surface. Further, 0 r is the contact angle of the droplet placed on the liquid holding unit 108 including the first uneven structure 102.
- the term “lyophilic” refers to a state in which the contact angle is greater than 0 ° and less than 90 °, and the term “lyophobic” refers to a state in which the contact angle is greater than 90 ° and less than 180 °.
- the size of the step of the first concavo-convex structure 102 is preferably made sufficiently large to increase the increase rate of the surface area as compared with the flat surface. In this case, the liquid can be reliably held in the liquid retaining unit 108.
- the absolute value of the cos ⁇ By setting the absolute value of the cos ⁇ to be greater than 1, super lyophilicity or super lyophobicity can be obtained.
- the liquid holding section 108 By setting a cos 0> 1 in the liquid holding section 108, the liquid holding section 108 can be made super lyophilic. For this reason, the liquid can be reliably held in the liquid holding unit 108 including the first uneven structure 102. Further, the liquid containing the sample does not form a droplet, and the liquid containing the sample is uniformly filled in the channel 107.
- the flat portion 104 is provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the liquid retaining portion 108 and sandwich both side surfaces of the liquid retaining portion 108. Unlike the first uneven structure 102, the flat portion 104 does not have a configuration in which the surface area is increased due to the formation of the uneven structure, and is therefore a region having lower lyophilicity than the liquid retaining portion 108. Further, on the surface of the flat portion 104, the liquid retaining portion 108 is covered with a lyophilic film 103, and the lyophobic portion 109 is covered with a lyophobic film 106. For this reason, the liquid containing the sample can be reliably held in the liquid retaining unit 108, and the liquid containing the sample can be prevented from leaking out of the region where the lyophilic film 103 is provided.
- the lyophobic section 109 is provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the flat section 104 and sandwich both sides of the flat section 104.
- the lyophobic part 109 is a region composed of the second uneven structure 105 and having low affinity with the liquid containing the sample.
- the surface of the lyophobic part 109 is covered with a lyophobic film 106 which is a surface coating film.
- the above formula (1) or the above formula (2) is also applicable to the lyophobic portion 109.
- the degree of lyophobicity can be reduced. Can be adjusted Wear. Further, by setting I a cos QI> 1, super lyophobic siding of the lyophobic portion 109 is possible.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 can be obtained by forming a concavo-convex structure at the same time by a lithography technique and an etching technique used for fine processing of the substrate 101.
- the liquid retaining section 108 has the special first uneven structure 102 that satisfies the condition for holding the liquid, it is necessary to form such an uneven structure on the substrate 101. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain such a structure simply by roughening the surface of the substrate 101 or providing a plurality of pillars on the substrate 101.
- the columnar body is formed into a shape having a large surface area, and is densely arranged in the area of the liquid retaining part 108, so that the surface area of the liquid retaining part 108 is increased and the liquid retaining part 108 is sufficiently lyophilic. can do.
- the configuration and arrangement of the pillars can be, for example, as follows.
- the width of the columnar body can be, for example, 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the gap width at the bottom of the columnar body can be 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 50 m or less.
- At least a part of the upper surface of the channel 107 of the electrophoresis chip 111 may be open.
- the liquid retaining part 108 may be formed at least in the vicinity of the open area.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 At least a part of the bottom surface and the Z or side surface of the liquid retaining part 108 is more lyophilic than the upper surface of the first uneven structure 102, that is, the upper surface of the columnar body. You may.
- the upper surface of the first uneven structure 102 that is, at least a part of the upper surface or the side surface of the columnar body may be more lyophobic than the bottom surface of the first uneven structure 102. Thereby, the possibility of the liquid overflowing from the upper surface of the liquid retaining unit 108 can be further reliably suppressed.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus according to the first embodiment.
- the electrophoresis apparatus 110 shown in Fig. 3 includes the electrophoresis chip 111 shown in Figs. 1 and 2, It has an electrophoresis tank 118 for accommodating the electrophoresis chip 111, and a humidity control means for adjusting the humidity in the electrophoresis tank 118.
- a humidity control liquid tank 162 containing a humidity control liquid 117 is provided in the electrophoresis tank 118 as a humidity control means.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is disposed inside an electrophoresis tank 118.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 is arranged on a support 112, and the support 112 is supported by a support plate 114 via a cooling / heating mechanism 113.
- the temperature adjustment device 116 adjusts the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111.
- the output of the cooling / heating mechanism 113 is adjusted by a temperature controller 116 based on the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111 detected by the temperature sensor 115.
- the support plate 114 is a holding member for the cooling / heating mechanism 113 and the electrophoresis chip 111 provided thereon, and also divides the electrophoresis tank 118 into two upper and lower chambers.
- the upper part of the support plate 114 is a chip installation tank 163 in which the above-described electrophoresis chip 111 is installed.
- a lower part of the support plate 114 is a humidity control liquid tank 162 in which the humidity control liquid 117 is stored.
- the humidity control liquid 117 is, for example, a liquid medium contained in a liquid containing a sample. Or a liquid equivalent to it.
- the support plate 114 is provided with a through hole 161, and the chip installation tank 163 communicates with the humidity control liquid tank 162. Since the through holes 161 are provided, gas in the atmosphere can move between the humidity control liquid tank 162 and the chip installation tank 163. Therefore, the saturated vapor generated in the humidity control liquid tank 162 can be moved onto the electrophoresis chip 111.
- the humidity control liquid tank 162 is installed on the support base 120 via the cooling and heating mechanism 119.
- the temperature control device 122 controls the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162.
- the output of the cooling / heating mechanism 119 is adjusted by the temperature adjusting device 122 based on the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162 detected by the temperature sensor 121.
- the outer surface of the electrophoresis tank 118 is covered with a heat insulating container 123, and is insulated from outside air.
- a heat insulating container 123 On the upper surface of the electrophoresis tank 118, an inner lid 124 and an outer lid 125 are provided in this order.
- the electrophoresis tank 118 is sealed with these lids.
- the material of the inner lid 124 and the outer lid 125 can be a transparent material that is resistant to the use temperature, such as glass, for example. This ensures that the electrophoresis is performed and that the test on the electrophoresis chip 111 is performed. The state of the liquid containing the material can be observed from above.
- the reason why the lid is doubled is to increase the heat insulating effect by providing a gap between the inner lid 124 and the outer lid 125. This can prevent the lid from fogging due to condensation.
- the cavities 126 are provided on the electrophoresis chip 111 through the inner lid 124 and the outer lid 125.
- through-holes are provided in the inner lid 124 and the outer lid 125 such that the lower ends of the cavities 126 are located near the both ends of the channel.
- the capillary 126 is connected to a channel provided in the electrophoresis chip 111, and a liquid including a sample or an electrode solution can be introduced into the channel through the capillary 126. Further, by holding the liquid containing the sample also in the capillary 126 in contact with the channel, the liquid level in the channel 107 can be kept constant.
- the electrode solution when the electrode solution is supplied into the channel, the electrode solution is held in the capillary 126 while the electrode solution is in contact with the channel. Contact can be stably ensured.
- the electrode 127 is inserted into the cavity 126 and connected to a power supply 128.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 is placed on the support 112 of the electrophoresis apparatus 110. Then, the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111 is set to the temperature at the time of electrophoresis by adjusting the temperature control device 116 and the temperature control device 122. Further, the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162 may be adjusted to be lower than the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111. As a result, it is possible to suppress extra solvent condensation on the chip. At this time, the temperature difference between the electrophoresis chip 111 and the humidity control liquid tank 162 is preferably kept at 2 ° C. or less. In this way, evaporation of the liquid medium from the liquid containing the sample on the electrophoresis chip 111 can be reliably suppressed.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a change in humidity in the chip installation tank 163.
- the horizontal axis represents the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162.
- the vertical axis represents the temperature difference between the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162 and the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111.
- the humidity value of the humidity control tank 162 is shown in% in the graph. According to FIG. 4, by adjusting the humidity and temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162, the humidity control liquid tank It can be seen that the temperature difference can be adjusted to bring the electrophoresis chip 111 to a predetermined temperature.
- electrophoresis is performed at a temperature between 0 ° C and 10 ° C.
- the humidity in the chip installation tank 163 can be 90% or more.
- a liquid containing a sample is introduced into the channel of the electrophoresis chip 111 from the capillary 126 as appropriate according to the purpose.
- the liquid holding section 108 is formed in the channel of the electrophoresis chip 111, the liquid containing the sample is quickly introduced into the channel and held in the liquid holding section 108.
- the electrode solution is introduced into the cavity 126.
- the electrode solution can be selected according to the purpose. In the case of a biological substance such as a protein, a buffer as an electrolytic solution is usually used for electrophoresis of the biological substance.
- the electrode 127 is inserted into the cavity 126, and the electrode 127 is connected to the power supply 128.
- a power supply 128 is turned on and a voltage is applied between the two electrodes 127 to perform electrophoresis.
- the electrophoresis may be performed while maintaining the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111 at or above the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162. Thereby, the electrophoresis of the sample introduced into the electrophoresis chip 111 can be stably performed.
- the temperature controller 122 is adjusted to lower the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162. Then, the humidity control liquid 117 stored in the humidity control liquid tank 162 is frozen. After that, the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111 is lowered by adjusting the temperature controller 116, and the liquid containing the sample moved on the channel is also frozen. By this freezing process, the position of the sample migrated in the channel can be fixed in the channel. Further, by lowering the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162 before the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111, it is possible to prevent the formation of dew on the surface of the electrophoresis chip 111.
- the sample in the channel is freeze-dried.
- the inside of the electrophoresis tank 118 may be evacuated. After the sample has dried, the cooling is stopped, and the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111 is returned to room temperature of about 20 ° C., for example. Then, the electrophoresis chip 111 is taken out of the electrophoresis tank 118.
- electrophoresis using the electrophoresis apparatus 110 shown in Fig. 3 and drying of the sample after electrophoresis are performed.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 may be set on a holder of a mass spectrometer and analyzed by MALDI-MS. Since the components are fixed at predetermined positions on the chip, the chip can be applied to mass spectrometry.
- the matrix that supports ionization may be added in advance to the liquid containing the sample. Further, after the sample is dried, the matrix may be sprayed onto the channel for saccharification.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 shown in FIG. 1 As described above, by applying the electrophoresis chip 111 shown in FIG. 1 to the electrophoresis apparatus 110 shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to surely purify a sample to be subjected to mass spectrometry such as MALDI-MS. Can be.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 is provided with a liquid retaining unit 108, and since the humidity in the humidity control tank 162 is controlled, the drying is performed even when the amount of the sample introduced into the channel 107 is very small. It is possible to suppress and reliably separate components. In addition, when the depth of the channel 107 is reduced, the evaporation of the liquid solvent in the liquid containing the sample becomes remarkable.
- the liquid containing the sample can be held stably.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 and the electrophoresis apparatus 110 shown in FIG. 3 the evaporation of the liquid medium including the sample can be suppressed more reliably.
- the electrophoresis apparatus 110 has a simple configuration and is configured to reliably alleviate the temperature rise of a liquid containing a sample due to Joule heat. Further, the configuration is such that the electrode 127 is in stable contact with the liquid.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 and the electrophoresis chip 111 are By controlling the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162, the electrophoresis can be performed stably, and after the separation by electrophoresis, the sample can be frozen and dried while holding the separated sample on the channel 107. It is possible. Therefore, a sample suitable for analysis by MALDI-MS can be reliably prepared.
- the electrophoresis tank 118 may be configured to be decompressible and connected to a decompression apparatus such as a vacuum pump. In this way, when freeze-drying the sample in the channel, even if the drying speed is low at normal pressure, the sample can be quickly dried. Further, the atmosphere in the electrophoresis tank 118 may be exchanged. For example, when isoelectric focusing is performed by the electrophoresis chip 111, carbon dioxide or the like in the air may be dissolved in the liquid, and the hydrogen ion concentration gradient formed in the channel may be unstable. In such a case, the electrophoresis conditions can be stabilized by replacing the atmosphere in the electrophoresis tank 118 with a sufficiently inert high-purity nitrogen gas or the like.
- the liquid retaining section 108 includes a plurality of frustum-shaped pillars having substantially the same shape and arranged along the extending direction of the channel 107. And the length of the cross-sectional contour of the liquid retaining portion 108 per unit length of the channel 107 in the extending direction of the row.
- the configuration may be larger than the length of the cross-sectional contour of the liquid retaining unit 108 per unit length of the channel 107 in the direction.
- the other direction can be, for example, a direction perpendicular to the extending direction.
- the cross section of the liquid retaining portion 108 is a comb-tooth shape
- the cross-sectional contour becomes a comb-tooth shape.
- the first uneven structure 102 may have a configuration in which a plurality of columnar bodies are arranged in a diagonal lattice such as a checkered lattice. Also, channel 10
- the electrophoresis chip schematically shown in FIG. 10 and the electrophoresis chip schematically shown in FIG. Isoelectric focusing of proteins was performed using an electrophoresis tank.
- the first embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a vapor pressure adjusting reservoir is disposed on a chip, waste heat of a Peltier element in an electrophoresis tank is treated by liquid cooling, and the chip is disposed on a chip.
- a filter paper impregnated with pH-fixed polyacrylamide gel is bonded to the lower part of the reservoir and used.
- FIG. 10 is a top view showing the layout of the electrophoresis chip.
- Three channels 107, 201, and 202 are arranged on the chip.
- 107 is a channel for performing electrophoresis
- 201 and 202 are channels provided for adjusting the vapor pressure.
- lizanos 203 and 204 are arranged at the ends of the channels 201 and 202.
- the bottoms of the lizanos 203 and 204 are penetrated so that when a solvent is introduced, the solvent flows into the channels 201 and 202. That is, the channels 201 and 202 are formed to increase the area and facilitate the generation of the solvent vapor.
- lizanos 205 and 206 are arranged at both ends of the channel 107 so that the electrode solution can be held.
- the bottom surfaces of these lizanos 205 and 206 are drawn by broken lines, and filter papers 207 and 208 are adhered as shown.
- This filter paper can prevent the electrode solution from flowing into the channel 107.
- the formation of hydrogen ion concentration gradient in order to stabilize I ⁇ during isoelectric point electrophoresis it is desirable that the filter paper 207 and 208 to be impregnated with pre desired P H fixed I spoon polyacrylamide gel .
- Channel portions 209 and 210 which are slightly wider than the lizanos 205 and 206 on the channel 107 side are formed.
- a sample solution is introduced into the channel 107 by dropping a sample using a pipette dispenser or the like.
- these 209 and 210 may be provided on only one side of the force provided at both ends of the channel 107, or may be provided in a large number in the channel. Providing it at both ends has the effect that it is faster than providing a sample introduction part only at one end.
- isoelectric focusing of proteins was performed using the electrophoresis chip 140 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 as the electrophoresis chip 111 in the electrophoresis apparatus shown in FIG.
- the electrophoresis was performed under the conditions of an applied voltage of 3.5 kV and a migration time of 10 minutes for a channel length of about 60 mm. Lactoglobulin or myoglobin was used as the protein.
- As the electrode solution cIEF gel and ampholite included in the isoelectric point separation kit of Beckman Coulter were used.
- a mixture of several fluorescent IEF markers from Sigma-Aldrich was used as the fluorescent marker. This condition was also used in Example 2 described later. Note that these conditions can be selected according to the type of the sample.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an upper surface image of the electrophoresis chip 140.
- a channel 141 having a length of about 25 cm is arranged in a meandering manner.
- a reservoir 142 and a reservoir 143 for storing the electrode solution are provided at both ends of the meandering channel 141.
- Reservoir 142 is connected to channel 141 via bottleneck 144.
- the reservoir 143 is connected to the channel 141 via a bottleneck 145.
- a reservoir 146 communicating with the channel 141 and introducing a liquid containing a sample into the channel 141 is provided in the middle of the channel 141.
- a protein solution is used as the liquid containing the sample.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of the channel 141 of the electrophoresis chip 140 shown in FIG. 6 shows a cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the channel 141 extends.
- the cross-sectional configuration shown in FIG. 6 is basically the same as the cross-sectional configuration shown in FIG. 2 except that the upper surface of the force substrate 101 is made hydrophobic and used as the liquid-phobic part 109.
- an electrically insulating quartz glass substrate was used as the substrate 101.
- fluorescence from the back surface of the substrate 101 is also used to observe the movement of the protein by isoelectric focusing using a fluorescence microscope. For this reason, a gold thin film 148 was formed on the back surface of the substrate 101 via a titanium thin film 147 for increasing the adhesive strength.
- the liquid retaining portion 108, the flat portion 104, and the liquid-phobic portion 109 made of the first uneven structure 102 were formed in this order from the center of the channel 141 to the outside.
- the first uneven structure 102 and the flat portion 104 were formed by dry-etching the substrate 101. Then, the surface of the first uneven structure 102 and the first A polyacrylamide film was formed as a lyophilic film 103 on the surface of the one uneven structure 102.
- a fluorine resin film was formed as a lyophobic film 106 on the surface of the flat portion 104 on the side of the lyophobic portion 109 and on the surface of the substrate 101 around the flat portion 104 serving as the lyophobic portion 109.
- the first uneven structure 102 had a height of 4 m, a width of 2.5 m in the cross section of the channel 141 shown in FIG. 6, and a gap of 2.5 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are views showing scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the obtained channel 141 of the electrophoresis chip 140.
- FIG. 7 is a top view of the channel 141
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a region surrounded by a square in FIG.
- the length of the ridge line of the first concave-convex structure 102 per unit length of the channel 141 in the extending direction of the channel 141 that is, the length of the cross-sectional profile is the extension of the channel 141.
- the configuration is larger than the length of the cross-sectional contour of the first uneven structure 102 per unit length of the channel 141 in the direction perpendicular to the direction.
- the columnar bodies were arranged in a pine lattice shape so that the area force between two columnar bodies adjacent in the short direction of the channel 141 was not formed on a straight line but arranged in a zigzag shape.
- the length of the cross-sectional contour of the first concave-convex structure 102 is increased, and by arranging a plurality of pillars in a diagonal lattice, the sample solution can be supplied to the channel 141. And it did not leak out of the side of channel 141.
- This chip was placed in the electrophoresis tank shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus used in this example.
- the basic configuration of the electrophoresis apparatus 150 shown in FIG. 9 is the same as that of the electrophoresis apparatus 110 shown in FIG. 3, except that a humidity control liquid tank 162 is provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the side of the chip installation tank 163. .
- the material of the support base 112 and the electrophoresis tank 118 was aluminum.
- a part of the surface of the support base 112 and a part of the surface of the electrophoresis tank 118 were covered with a fluorine resin film 129 to prevent contamination.
- the heat conductive gel sheet 132 was provided on the support base 112, and the electrophoresis chip 111 was provided on the heat conductive gel sheet 132.
- the provision of the heat conductive gel sheet 132 allows the electrophoresis chip 111 to be supported while maintaining good heat transfer characteristics. You can.
- the heat insulating container 123 was made of fluorine resin.
- the material of the inner lid 124, the outer lid 125, and the capillaries 126 was quartz glass. This facilitates observation of the electrophoresis chip 111.
- a platinum resistance thermometer was used as the temperature sensor 121 and the temperature sensor 115.
- a Peltier element was used as the cooling / heating mechanism 113 and the cooling / heating mechanism 119. Pure water was used as the humidity control liquid 117.
- the screws 130 were all made of resin with excellent heat insulation. Fins are formed on the support base 120 for heat dissipation.
- the fan 131 was mounted on the fin. In the present embodiment, another heat radiation method such as water cooling using air cooling by the fins and the fan 131 is used.
- the electrophoresis apparatus 150 thus obtained was attached to a fluorescence microscope, isoelectric focusing of proteins was performed, and the state was observed.
- the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 140 ie, the temperature of the electrophoresis chip 111 in FIG. 9, was adjusted to 10 ° C. using the temperature controller 116. Further, the temperature of the humidity control liquid tank 162 was set to 9.8 ° C. by using the temperature controller 122.
- cIEF Beckman Coulter's Caviar Isoelectric Focusing
- the electrode solution for anode and the electrode solution for force source were introduced into the reservoirs 142 and 103 through the capillary 126, respectively. Thereafter, a platinum electrode was inserted into the cavity 126, and a voltage of about 10 kV was applied to the electrode 127 from the power supply 128. Four minutes after the power was passed, the fluorescent spot of the protein was observed with a fluorescent microscope. Protein spots were identified in certain regions of channel 141.
- the humidity control liquid 117 of the humidity control liquid tank 162 that is, pure water was frozen.
- the protein solution on the electrophoresis chip 140 was frozen.
- the inner lid 124 and the outer lid 125 were removed, and the electrophoresis chip 140 was heated.
- channel 141 The solvent of the protein solution evaporated and dried without breaking the upper spot.
- the movement of the liquid can be suppressed during freezing or drying, so that the separated spot can be frozen or dried without being disturbed.
- a dried sample separated by electrophoresis on the electrophoresis chip 140 was obtained.
- the obtained sample was analyzed by MALDI-MS after the ionization stimulant was added by a spray method while being held on the channel 141.
- the electrophoresis chip shown in FIG. 10 was placed in an electrophoresis tank and measured.
- the reservoirs 203, 204, 205, and 206 are provided with fixing plates (not shown) in the electrophoresis tank.
- the method of securing the electrode 127 can be by a variety of forces, for example, inserted into the reservoir 206 through the glass lid 211. The same applies to the case of Lizano 205.
- the chip 111 is fixed to the support base 112 via a thermally conductive gel sheet 132.
- the support base 112 may be made of a thermally conductive ceramic having good electrical insulation properties, for example, aluminum nitride such as Siepal and Siepal M. desirable.
- a temperature sensor is installed under the support. In order to measure the chip temperature accurately, it is better to install the temperature sensor 115 as close as possible to the chip, such as the lower part of the chip 111.On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the temperature sensor 115 from breaking when leaking when high voltage is applied. For this purpose, it is better to install it under the support base 112 having good electrical insulation.
- a Peltier element 113 serving as a cooling / heating mechanism for adjusting the temperature of the chip 111 and the humidity adjusting lizanos 203 and 204 is arranged below the support base 112.
- the Peltier element 113 is small and does not work as long as the cooling and heating capacity is sufficient.
- the in-plane uniformity of the heating and cooling of the chip is ensured by using the support 112 as a material having good thermal conductivity.
- a liquid cooling cooling plate 212 is arranged for waste heat treatment of the Peltier element 113.
- a cooling fluid circulation pipe hole 213 penetrates through the cooling plate 212 for liquid cooling, and a cooling fluid fed through the pipe hole 213 circulates through the cooling fluid circulation plate 212 so that waste heat can be treated.
- the cooling plate 212 for liquid cooling a good heat conductor such as aluminum or copper is preferable, and an aluminum surface may be subjected to a parting treatment in order to improve corrosion resistance.
- the cooling liquid water, naive line or the like can be used.
- the connection between the liquid cooling cooling plate 212 and the Peltier element 113 or between the Peltier element 113 and the support base 112 It is desirable that a paste or the like be applied to the contact surface to supplement the surface roughness of the heat conductive grease or the like to improve the thermal contact.
- the entirety is covered with a heat insulating container 123 and a glass lid 211 with a knocking 214 interposed therebetween.
- a closed space is formed inside the heat insulating container 123.
- a material of the heat insulating container 123 for example, a material such as Teflon which is excellent in electric conductivity having poor heat conductivity and excellent in chemical resistance is preferable. It is desirable to provide an exhaust port 215 and a gas inlet port 216 in order to exhaust the inside of the heat insulating container or replace the gas. In addition, it is desirable that a valve be provided in the vicinity of the outlet 215 and the gas inlet 216 outside the heat insulating container 123 outside. This is to maintain thermal insulation as much as possible from the outside of the insulated container and to control the vapor pressure in the enclosed space with high accuracy.
- the electrophoresis chip 111 is installed in an electrophoresis tank.
- the cooling liquid is circulated from the chiller through the pipe hole 213 to bring the cooling plate 212 to a desired temperature.
- the operation is started by connecting the Peltier element 113 to the temperature controller, and the temperature of the temperature sensor 115 is set to a desired temperature.
- the chip temperature is set to a desired temperature, for example, 10 ° C., which is common when performing isoelectric focusing, first, only the solvent is put into the humidity adjusting lizanos 203 and 204, and then spread to the channels 201 and 202.
- the channels 201 and 202 for supplying the solvent vapor are provided on the chip. If is achieved and the humidity is as high as possible, the humidity cannot be controlled with high accuracy. However, by arranging a solvent vapor supply source which is dirty and cumbersome to clean immediately on the chip to be a consumable product, there is an advantage that the method of use becomes easy. Furthermore, since the liquid does not flow in and out after the lid is closed, a closed structure for evacuation can be easily formed. After the closed structure is formed, for example, an inert gas is supplied from the gas inlet 216 and exhausted through the exhaust port 215, whereby the gas inside the closed layer can be replaced.
- a solution containing an amphoteric carrier such as a peptide, a polypeptide, or a protein to be subjected to isoelectric point separation, and a cIEF gel and an ampholitic solution as in Example 1 are chipped. Pipette from 209 and 210 on the tube to introduce.
- the superhydrophilic channel 107 is quickly filled with liquid, and the dried filter papers 207 and 208 impregnated with the pH-fixed polyacrylamide gel can be operated as a salt bridge containing a solvent. Become. In this state, an acid or alkali electrode solution is introduced into Lizano 205 and 206, respectively.
- the filter papers 207 and 208 can prevent the electrode solution from flowing into the channel 107.
- the effect of the pH-fixed gel enables the hydrogen ion concentration at both ends of the channel to be realized with good reproducibility. The gradient can be stabilized.
- a glass lid 211 is installed to seal the inside of the container 123, and the platinum electrode 127 is inserted into the reservoir 206.
- One of the electrodes is also inserted into the reservoir 205 (not shown).
- a high voltage is applied between the electrodes with an acid-side positive electrode and an alkali-side negative electrode to form a hydrogen ion concentration gradient, and the amphoteric carrier is separated.
- the separated solution may be frozen using the Peltier element 113, or may be dried by heating to evaporate the solvent. If there is a columnar body in the channel 107 during heating and drying, the movement of the liquid is suppressed, and drying can be performed without disturbing the pattern of the amphoteric carrier after separation.
- an amphoteric carrier In the case of freezing, it can be dried without disturbing the pattern of the amphoteric carrier after separation by evacuating and freeze-drying. Thereafter, an amphoteric carrier can be detected by a mass spectrometer by spraying an ionizing dri- ing accelerator or by appropriately adding it with a dispenser.
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