Quantitative or digital PCR? A comparative analysis for choosing the optimal one for biosensing applications

H Zhang, L Cao, J Brodsky, I Gablech, F Xu, Z Li… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper offers an exhaustive comparison of quantitative PCR (qPCR) and digital PCR
(dPCR) technologies, focusing on their critical roles in molecular diagnostics, ranging from …

DECODE: Contamination-Free Digital CRISPR Platform for Point-of-Care Detection of Viral DNA/RNA

S Li, H Yin, J Zheng, Y Wan, K Wang, C Yang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Rapid and precise nucleic acid testing at the point-of-care (POC) is essential for effective
screening and management of infectious diseases. Current polymerase-based molecular …

Microfluidic encapsulation of DNAs in liquid beads for digital PCR application

FM Galogahi, M Christie, AS Yadav, H An, H Stratton… - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet-based microfluidics and digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) hold significant
promise for accurately detecting and quantifying pathogens. However, existing droplet …

Hydrogel-Based Microdroplet Ensembles Encapsulating Multiplexed EXPAR Assays for Trichromic Digital Profiling of MicroRNAs and in-Depth Classification of …

C Yao, Q Wang, X Lu, X Chen, Z Li - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The primary challenge in microarray-based biological analysis lies in achieving the sensitive
and specific detection of single-molecule targets while ensuring high reproducibility. A user …

An approach for integrating droplet generation and detection in digital polymerase chain reaction applications based on a bifunctional microfluidic cross-structure

J Wang, X Lyu, X Zhang, S Wang, W Zeng, T Yang… - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is an approach for absolute nucleic acid
quantification with high sensitivity. Although several successful commercial dPCR devices …

A ddPCR platform based on a microfluidic chip with a dual-function flow-focusing structure for sample-to-result DNA quantification analysis

X Zhang, S Wang, J Wang, X Sun, J Xue, Z Wang… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is a powerful method for absolute nucleic acid quantification
with high precision and accuracy. However, complicated operational steps have hampered …

Evaluation of droplet digital PCR by detecting cell-free DNA in pleural effusion for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy: a multicenter cohort study

F Xu, W Du, C Li, Y Li, Z Li, W Han, H Li, J Liang… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Tuberculous pleurisy is one of the most common extra-pulmonary tuberculosis,
but the sensitivity of conventional mycobacterial culture (Culture) or Xpert MTB/RIF assay …

Ultra-Rapid Droplet Digital PCR Enables Intraoperative Tumor Quantification

ZR Murphy, EC Bianchini, A Smith, LI Körner, T Russell… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
The diagnosis and treatment of tumors often depends on molecular-genetic data. However,
rapid and iterative access to molecular data is not currently feasible during surgery …

The Butterfly Effect of Tiny Density Difference in Microfluidic Channel

D Li, G Ni, M Wang, J Wu, H Zhang, Y Yang… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Microfluidic technology plays a vital role in modern industry and advanced scientific
research due to its exceptional features. Owing to the small scales and minor density …