Nanofluidic enzyme reactor exceeding limit of bulk reaction rate

Koki Yamamoto, Kyojiro Morikawa, Koreyoshi Imamura, Hiroyuki Imanaka, Takehiko Kitamori

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Abstract

We development a nanofluidic enzyme reactor exceeding the limitation of bulk enzyme reaction. The limit concentration of bulk trypsin solution is approximately 0.5 PM because self-digestion occurs over 0.5 PM solution, which complicates analysis of target proteins by digestion trypsin itself. Using extremely high surface/volume ration of nanospace, trypsin concentration, which indicates number of immobilized trypsin molecules on the nanochannel surface for liquid phase volume, exceed to bulk limit of concentration. As a result, 31 times higher concentration and 33 times faster enzyme reaction compared to bulk was realized. This reactor will be powerful tools which overcomes limitation in bulk and microfluidic method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages113-114
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781733419000
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019 - Basel, Switzerland
Duration: Oct 27 2019Oct 31 2019

Publication series

Name23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityBasel
Period10/27/1910/31/19

Keywords

  • Enzyme reactor
  • Nanofluidics
  • Single cell analysis
  • Surface modification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)

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