SYSTEM FOR BIOCHIP DETECTION OF A SUSPENSION FLUID
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602020045986
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2019-04-23
- Filing Date
- 2020-04-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-04-22
AI Technical Summary
Existing commercial liquid biochip products face challenges such as overlapping signal issues due to wide emission peaks of organic dyes, poor light stability, high costs due to the need for two different wavelength lasers, and limited detection channels, which restrict their sensitivity and applicability in high-throughput clinical testing.
A detection system using suspension liquid biochips that employs nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres with narrow emission peaks, excited by a single laser device of 400-600 nm wavelength, to enable multiple detection channels and reduce operational complexity and costs.
The system achieves improved signal distinction, reduced costs, and enhanced sensitivity, facilitating more efficient and cost-effective high-throughput clinical testing by utilizing a single laser device and nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres with multiple encoding capabilities.
Description
Field of th Invention
[0001] Disclosed is a detection system using suspension liquid biochip. Outside the scope of the invention as defined with the appended claims, a detection method using suspension liquid biochips is described.Description of the Prior art
[0002] Biochip technology is a high-throughput biomolecular detection technology integrating microelectronics, life sciences, computer science and photo-electrochemistry, and is a major revolution in the field of life sciences. The traditional form of biochip technology is also called microarray technology. Its principle is to integrate biomolecules (DNA, RNA, peptides, proteins, etc.) with known sequences on a solid surface to form a probe array. Labeled biomolecules to be detected are used for hybridization reaction with the above probe array, and the purpose of biomolecule detection is achieved by detecting the hybridization probe at the corresponding position. The traditional biochip hybridization belongs to solid-liquid phase hybridization, and its discrete solid-liquid reaction environment and washing factors shows some shortcomings in detection sensitivity and detection of rare samples.
[0003] Suspended liquid biochip is a new high-throughput multiple detection technology that integrates molecular biology, immunology, polymer chemistry, optical detection technology, microfluidic technology, and computer technology based on SAT (Suspension Array Technology). This technology well overcomes the technical shortcomings of solid state array chips, and has advantages such as high throughput, multiple indicators, high sensitivity (~ 0.01 pg / mL), high specificity, wide linear range (up to 3 - 5 orders of magnitude), fast response (20 - 40 min), good repeatability and easy operation and so on compared with other detection methods. Therefore, it is currently the only biochip technology and product approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical diagnosis. Its application in clinical diagnosis have involved immunological analysis, DNA hybridization analysis, and molecule detection of protein and gene expression profile and other fields. Biochip technology is considered to be the key development direction of clinical medical testing, so it has been included in National Science and Technology Innovation Plan of China's "13th Five-Year" for in vitro diagnostic technologies that require breakthroughs.
[0004] CN1690692A discloses a suspended biochip comprises a polymer microsphere as a carrier, a suspension medium for maintaining the microsphere in a suspended state, a biological probe and a container for holding the biochip. The microspheres coated with probes are mixed in a certain proportion in the suspension medium, and microspheres of different sizes are used as carriers for different biological probes. The size of the microsphere corresponds one to one with the type of probe.
[0005] Wilson Robert et al. (Encoded Microcarriers For High-Throughput Multiplexed Detection", ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONALEDITION, vol. 45, no. 37 (2006-09-18), XP055132213, ISSN: 1433-7851) discloses different methods of preparing encoded particles, in which optical encoding methods comprising optical encoding with organic dyes and optical encoding with photoluminescent nanoparticles are disclosed.
[0006] Gang Wang et al. (Highly Efficient Preparation of Multi scaled Quantum Dot Barcodes for Multiplexed Hepatitis B Detection", ACS NANO, vol. 7, no. 1 (2013-01-22), XP055292860, ISSN: 1936-0851) discloses a combined membrane emulsification-solvent evaporation (MESE) approach for the efficient preparation of QD barcodes. By combining the advantages of the MESE approach in controlling the barcode sizes with accurate encoding, a three dimensional barcode library that integrates the signals of the forward scattering, fluorescence 1, and fluorescence 4 channels was established via flow cytometry. The five indexes of hepatitis B viruses were chosen as diagnostic targets to examine the feasibility of the QD barcodes in high-throughput diagnosis. The ability of these QD barcodes to simultaneously and selectively detect a multitude of diverse biomolecular targets was also demonstrated.
[0007] US2189989A discloses a test tube holder which will accommodate test tubes of various sizes, a test tube holder which is adjustable in height, a test tube holder which permits of ready view of the contents of the tubes, and a test tube holder which is sturdy, exceedingly useful in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.
[0008] US 2007 / 269342 A1, US 2012 / 060514 A1 and CN 109 490 561 A relate to various tube / cuvette holder arrangements.
[0009] At present, the existing commercial liquid biochip products still have technical problems to be solved: 1) the fluorescent dyes used in the existing liquid biochip microspheres on the market are mostly organic dyes and when multicolor labeling is performed, the wide emission peaks make the signals easy to overlap and difficult to distinguish; 2) the poor light stability of organic fluorescent dyes and the poor ability of organic fluorescent dyes to resist fluorescent bleaching would affect their service life or storage period; 3) the classification fluorescence on the microsphere probe and the report fluorescence of the molecule to be test in the sample must be excited by laser devices with two different wavelengths, which leads to a higher cost of the detection instrument; 4) this type of detection instrument has only two detection channels, and also has strict requirements on the size of the microspheres (around 5.6 µm), thus the fluorescence signal parameter setting is greatly restricted, which is not conducive to the future needs and applications for high-throughput and rapid clinical testing.
[0010] At present, the conventional method using suspension liquid biochip has a relatively expensive system and a high cost for a single test sample, and difficult for application. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a low-cost and easy-to-operate detection technology using suspension liquid biochip in practical applications.Summary of the Invention
[0011] One of the objectives of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art. There is provided a detection system using suspension liquid biochip as defined with appended independent claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are defined with the dependend claims.
[0012] As additional information and outside the scope of the invention as defined with the claims, a detection method using suspension liquid biochip and a detection system using suspension liquid biochip is described.
[0013] The detection method using suspension liquid biochip comprises the steps: excitation step, in the excitation step a laser light emitted by a single laser device is used to excite a classification fluorescence of nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres and a reporter fluorescence of an object to be detected; signal acquisition step, in the signal acquisition step fluorescence detection signals are obtained through multiple acquisition channels, respectively.
[0014] The wavelength of the laser light emitted by the single laser device is 400-600 nm.
[0015] Lasers of the same wavelength are used to simultaneously excite the classification fluorescence of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres and the report fluorescence of the object to be detected.
[0016] The classification fluorescence is fluorescence of at least one or more wavelengths.
[0017] The classification fluorescence includes fluorescence of more than two wavelengths.
[0018] The report fluorescence of the object to be detected is realized via the excitation of a fluorescent dye by the laser; the fluorescent dye is one or more of fluorescein isothiocyanate, phyllochlorin, phycoerythrin, anthocyanin, or surface-modified semiconductor quantum dots. Fluorescein isothiocyanate is abbreviated as FITC; phyllochlorin is abbreviated as PerCP; phycoerythrin is abbreviated as PE; anthocyanin is abbreviated as CY5.
[0019] In the signal acquisition step, the acquisition channel includes one or more of FSC, FL1, FL2 and FL3.
[0020] Two of the acquisition channels are used to acquire the signals of the classification fluorescence.
[0021] One of the acquisition channels is used to acquire the signal of the report fluorescence.
[0022] After the signal acquisition step, a result calculation step is further included, and the following steps are sequentially included in the result calculation step: a. the signals acquired by the FSC channel are made into a histogram, and the data in a selected range near a peak value are selected, and the signal data related to the fluorescent microspheres within the selected data range are used in the next calculation; b. the acquired signals of the classification fluorescence corresponding to the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres selected in step a are used to make a classification fluorescence scatter diagram; c. an effective area for the scatter diagram of each nanocrystalline fluorescent microsphere is selected, and the corresponding data in the effective area are selected; d. a report fluorescence signal distribution histogram of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres in the effective area selected in step c is made and a peak value data corresponding to the report fluorescence signals acquired from these nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres is selected, and a median value of the result data is calculated; e. a concentration result corresponding to an intensity of the report fluorescence signals is obtained through a standard curve.
[0023] The classification fluorescence signals of each type of nanocrystalline fluorescent microsphere are pre-coded before the detection in the step b.
[0024] In the step d, for particle cluster of each type of nanocrystalline fluorescent microsphere in the effective area, the peak value data of the report fluorescence signal is calculated by the area under the signal curve, the median value of the result data is calculated, and the intensity of the report fluorescence signal is obtained.
[0025] According to the invention, a detection system using suspension type liquid biochip is provided as defined with claim 1, comprising a housing; the housing encloses a chamber; a clamp is installed on the housing, and the clamp is used to clamp a tube; the clamp is rotatably arranged on the housing, and the clamp is provided with a first clamping hole and a second clamping hole; the first clamping hole is used to fix a first tube, and the second clamping hole is used to clamp a second tube; the axis of the first clamping hole intersects the axis of the second clamping hole; the clamp is rotatably arranged, and when the clamp rotates, the opening of the first tube or the opening of the second tube faces a direction suitable for use.
[0026] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the axis of the first clamping hole is perpendicular to the axis of the second clamping hole.
[0027] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the clamp includes a base and a plurality of clamping jaws, and the plurality of clamping jaws are arranged in two horizontal columns and arranged in two vertical rows on the base; the two horizontal columns are arranged at intervals, and the first clamping hole is located between the two horizontal columns; the two vertical rows are arranged at intervals, and the second clamping hole is arranged between the two vertical rows.
[0028] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the clamping jaws is four, and the four clamping jaws are arranged on the base at intervals according to a rectangular distribution; the four clamping jaws form two vertical rows and two horizontal columns; the two vertical rows of clamping jaws are used to clamp the first tube; the two horizontal columns of clamping jaws are used to clamp the second tube.
[0029] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the base is rotatably mounted on the housing.
[0030] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the base comprises a connecting post, a plurality of catch grooves are provided on the surface of the connecting post; the plurality of catch grooves are distributed along the circumferential direction; the connecting post is rotatably installed on the housing; the housing is further provided with a restricting member and the restricting member is movably arranged;
[0031] When the restricting member moves, the end of the restricting member can be inserted into the catch groove and can be configured to be able to withdraw from the catch groove; when the end of the restricting member is inserted into the catch groove, the rotation of the connecting post is restricted; after the end of the restricting member withdraws from the catch groove, the restriction on the connecting post is released; when the connecting post rotates against the restricting member, the restricting member can move to make the end exit the catch groove and when the next catch groove rotates to be opposite to the end of the restricting member, the end of the restricting member is inserted into the catch groove.
[0032] According to an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes an elastic reset device, the elastic reset device is configured to deform when the restricting member moves; the elastic reset device is used to reset the restricting member.
[0033] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic reset device is pre-deformed to generate an elastic force, the elastic force keeps the end of the restricting member in a state of being inserted into the catch groove; when the restricting member moves, the deformation of the spring is greater.
[0034] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the restricting member is provided with a recess, and the elastic reset device is a cylindrical spring; one end of the cylindrical spring abuts against the recess, and the other end abuts against the housing.
[0035] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mounting plate is arranged in the recess, the mounting plate is provided with a positioning post, and the end of the cylindrical spring is sleeved on the positioning post and abuts against the mounting plate.
[0036] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the positioning post is cross-shaped, and the positioning post is further provided with a convex column, the convex column is inserted into the cylindrical spring and thus connects the cylindrical spring with the positioning post.
[0037] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing is provided with a transparent plate through which the chamber can be observed.
[0038] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing is provided with an openable and closable door plate; the door plate is opposite to the cleaning liquid bottle provided in the chamber, and the cleaning liquid bottle can be taken out or put in after opening the door plate; the transparent plate is arranged on the door plate.
[0039] The classification fluorescence is the fluorescence emitted by the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres after being excited by laser, and is used for encoding to distinguish different nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres. Report fluorescence is fluorescence used to mark a object to be tested for the detecting instrument to detect the presence of the object to be tested and the content of the object to be tested.
[0040] The optical path system is provided with a single laser device.
[0041] Compared with the prior art, the following beneficial effects are mentioned: 1) Nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres with narrow emission peak width and controllable particle size are used; it is convenient to use different wavelengths of fluorescence and / or use different wavelengths of fluorescence together with the particle size of the microspheres to optically encode the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres to distinguish different nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres. 2) The classification fluorescence in the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres and the report fluorescence in the object to be detected in the sample are excited by a single laser device, which is convenient for operation and reduces the production cost of the system, thereby reducing the detection cost. 3) This method can provide multiple detection channels to obtain a larger number of fluorescent signals and facilitate more encoding of nanocrystalline fluorescent signals. 4) The clamp can be configured rotatably, can clamp different tubes and is easy to use. Brief Description of the Drawings
[0042] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the detection system using suspension liquid biochip in the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the detection system using suspension liquid biochip with the upper cover opened. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram viewed from another angle of the structure of the detection system using suspension liquid biochip. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the detection system using suspension liquid biochip with the door plate opened. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram viewed from another angle of the structure of the detection system using suspension liquid biochip with the door plate opened. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the detection system using suspension liquid biochip with the front door opened. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamp and the restricting member in the present invention. Figure 8 is a schematic diagram viewed from another angle of the structure of the clamp and the restricting member in the present invention. Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the restricting member and the cylindrical spring in the present invention. Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the restricting member in the present invention. Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of a state of use of the clamp in the present invention. Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the flow of the calculation step for the result. Figure 13 is a histogram made from the data acquired by the FSC channel. Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of the FL1-FL2 scatter diagram. Figure 15 is a schematic diagram of the effective area selected from the scatter diagram in Figure 14. Figure 16 shows the result data area of FL3-A corresponding to the G2 area in Figure 15, denoted as G3. Figure 17 is the result data area of FL3-A corresponding to the G8 area in Figure 15, denoted as G9. Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments Example 1
[0043] As shown in Figure 1, a detection system 100 using suspension liquid biochip includes a liquid path system, an optical path system, a detection and analysis system, and a housing 101. The liquid path system includes structures such as a sheath liquid barrel 161 and a waste liquid barrel 162. The liquid path system can use the structure in the prior art, which would not be repeated here. In the present invention, the optical path system can adopt the corresponding structures in the prior art except that only one laser device is provided. The optical path system in the present invention is provided with a single laser device (not shown in the figure). The single laser device is used to emit a laser of a selected wavelength, for example, a 488 nm laser light. The specific laser wavelength range can be determined according to actual needs. The detection and analysis system can also adopt the corresponding structure in the prior art.
[0044] As shown in Figures 1 to 6, the housing 101 is composed of an upper cover 105, a front door 106, two side wall plates 107, a bottom plate 108 and a rear wall plate (not shown in the figure). The housing 101 encloses a cavity 102. A recess 109 is provided on one corner of the housing 101. A mounting hole (not shown in the figure) is provided in the recess 109. The mounting hole is used for mounting a clamp 110 described later.
[0045] As shown in Figure 2, the upper cover 105 is configured to be openable. After the upper cover 105 is opened, detection can be performed. As shown in Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5, one of the side wall plates 107 is provided with an openable and closable door plate 120; the door plate 120 is opposite to the cleaning liquid bottle 170 provided in the chamber 102, and the cleaning liquid bottle can be taken out or put in after opening the door plate 120. The door plate 120 is provided with a transparent plate 130 through which the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid bottle inside the chamber 102 can be observed. The transparent plate 130 has a strip shape extending vertically. As shown in Figure 6, the front door 106 is configured to be openable.
[0046] As shown in Figure 7 to Figure 11, a restricting member 140 is provided in the chamber 102. The restricting member 140 has a substantially cuboid shape. The restricting member 140 has one end 141. The restricting member 140 is also provided with a recess 142. The recess 142 is used for accommodating a part of the cylindrical spring 150, which can ensure that the cylindrical spring 150 is installed more stably and more securely during use. A mounting plate 143 is provided in the recess 142. A positioning post 144 is provided on the mounting plate 143. The positioning post 144 is cross-shaped. A convex column 145 is also provided on the positioning post 144. The restricting member 140 is configured to be movable up and down. The restricting member 140 is connected with a cylindrical spring 150. One end of the cylindrical spring 150 is sleeved on the positioning post 144 and abuts against the mounting plate 143. The convex column 145 is inserted into the cylindrical spring 150 to clamp the cylindrical spring 150, so that the connection between the positioning post 144 and the cylindrical spring 150 is more stable. The other end of the cylindrical spring 150 is abutted against the inside of the housing 101. When the restricting member 140 moves downward, the cylindrical spring 150 can generate elastic force due to deformation. The elastic force can make the restricting member 140 move upward and reset.
[0047] The inspection system 100 in the present invention further includes clamp 110. The clamp 110 is used to clamp a tube. The clamp 110 is provided with a first clamping hole 111 and a second clamping hole 112. The first clamping hole 111 is used for a first tube 201 inserting. The second clamping hole 112 is used for a second tube inserting (not shown in the figure). The axis of the first clamping hole 111 and the axis of the second clamping hole 112 intersect, and preferably the axes of the two intersect perpendicularly.
[0048] The clamp 110 includes a base 113 and four clamping jaws 114. The base 113 includes a connecting post 115, a bottom plate 116 and a connecting rod 117. The bottom plate 116 and the connecting post 115 are connected by the connecting rod 117. A catch groove 118 is provided on the surface of the connecting post 115. There are a plurality of catch grooves 118 evenly distributed along the circumferential direction. In the example shown in the figure, four catch grooves 118 are provided, which are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction.
[0049] The four clamping jaws 114 are arranged on the bottom plate 116 in a rectangular distribution and at intervals, and protrude from the bottom plate 116. The four clamping jaws 114 form two vertical rows and two horizontal columns. The gap between the two horizontal columns of clamping jaws 114 is a first clamping hole 111 for clamping the first tube 201. The gap between the two vertical rows of clamping jaws 114 is a second clamping hole 112 for clamping the second tube (not shown in the figure).
[0050] The connecting post 115 of the clamp 110 is inserted in the mounting hole and can rotate. The connecting post 115 is located above the end 141 of the restricting member 140. The end 141 of the restricting member 140 can be inserted into the catch groove 118 to limit the rotation of the connecting post 115. The end 141 of the restricting member 140 can also be withdrawn from the catch groove 118 to release the restriction on the connecting post 115. The cylindrical spring 150 is pre-compressed to generate elastic force, and the elastic force keeps the end 141 of the restricting member 140 in the catch groove 118. When the clamp 110 needs to be rotated, the base 113 is rotated forcefully, and the connecting post 115 presses the end 141 of the restricting member 140 so that the end 141 exits the catch groove 118. During the rotation of the connecting post 115, until the other catch groove 118 rotates above the end 141 of the restricting member 140, the elastic force of the cylindrical spring 150 causes the restricting member 140 to move upward and reset until the end 141 is inserted into the catch groove 118, and The connecting post 115 is restricted to this state. The arc between the two catch groove 118 is 90 degrees, and the connecting post 115 is clamped every time it rotates 90 degrees. During the rotation of the clamp 110, the opening of the first tube 201 clamped by the clamp 110 or the opening of the second tube clamped by the clamp 110 may face a direction suitable for use, such as upward. The connecting post 115 is provided with a catch groove 118 to cooperate with the end 141 of the restricting member 140. When different tubes are installed, it only needs to be rotated to make the opening of the tube suitable for operation, which is convenient to use. The cylindrical spring 150 helps to stably restrict the connecting post 115, which can prevent connecting post 115 from loosening and allow connecting post 115 to rotate. Therefore, the clamp 110 is provided with the first clamping hole 111 and the second clamping hole 112, which can clamp a test tube or a centrifuge tube and other different tubes, which is more convenient to use.Example 2
[0051] The detection method using suspension liquid biochip uses the detection system 100 using suspension liquid biochip in Example 1, and includes the following steps: Step 1: sample collection, serum samples to be tested are collected. Step 2: single cell suspension preparation; the preparation method includes: enzymatic digestion method and / or mechanical method and / or chemical reagent treatment method. This preparation method is the prior art, and would not be repeated here. Step 3. Labeling step: nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres are labeled with antibody; firstly, two differently encoded nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres with a particle size of 5 µm are selected. Nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres emit fluorescence of at least one wavelength under laser excitation, nanocrystalline microspheres that emit fluorescence of two wavelengths, such as 520 nm and 680 nm are preferred. The fluorescence of the two wavelengths of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres are combined in different proportions to jointly form the code of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres. Each code represents one type of microsphere. For example, after excitation of one type of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres, the fluorescence intensity with an emission peak wavelength of 520 nm is 10%, and the fluorescence intensity with an emission peak wavelength of 680 nm is 90%. After excitation of another type of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres, the fluorescent intensity with an emission peak wavelength of 520 nm is 30%, and the fluorescence intensity with an emission peak wavelength of 680 nm is 70%. By exciting the fluorescence of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres, a detecting instrument is used to collect the above fluorescence signals for calculation, and different nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres can be distinguished.
[0052] In this example, two types of nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres are used, both of which are coded by fluorescence; the surface of one type of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres is coupled to the anti-alpha-fetoprotein antibody AFP-Ab; the other type of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres is coupled to the anti-carcinoembryonic antigen antibody CEA-Ab, which respectively form two biological detection probes for specific detection of alpha-fetoprotein AFP and specific detection of carcinoembryonic antigen CEA. These two biological detection probes are added to the serum sample to react.
[0053] Finally, the target connected to the biological detection probe is labeled with two phycoerythrin fluorescein which are respectively coupled with specific antibodies against the AFP and CEA antigens. Here, the specific antibodies respectively coupled with AFP and CEA antigens are used as secondary antibodies. The fluorescence emitted by the phycoerythrin fluorescein excited by the laser is the report fluorescence of the object to be detected. Phycoerythrin fluorescein emits fluorescence with a wavelength of 575 nm after being excited by laser.
[0054] Step 4. Excitation step: the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres obtained in step 3 are excited by a single laser device, and the fluorescence signal is detected by a detecting instrument. The detecting instrument is a single-light three-color detecting instrument, i.e. the detecting instrument has a single laser device and collects fluorescence signals of three wavelengths. Moreover, in this example, the single laser device emits laser light of the same wavelength to excite classification fluorescence and report fluorescence, i.e. three different wavelengths of fluorescence are excited. In this example, the wavelength of the laser light emitted by the laser device is 488 nm.
[0055] Step 5: Signal acquisition step: classification fluorescence and report fluorescence detection signals are obtained through multiple acquisition channels, wherein the acquisition channels include one or more of FSC, FL1, FL2, and FL3. The selected specific number can be determined according to the number of fluorescence wavelengths. In addition to the FSC channel, at least two of the acquisition channels are used to acquire the classification fluorescence signals of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres. In this example, the FSC channel acquires fluorescence signals related to the particle size of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres, and the other two channels (FL1 and FL2) acquire fluorescence signals around 520 nm and 680 nm, respectively. 520 nm and 680 nm fluorescence are classification fluorescence and used to detect different nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres. The acquisition channel FL3 is used to acquire the signal of the report fluorescence, i.e. to acquire the fluorescence signal near 575 nm.
[0056] Step 6. Result calculation steps: the result calculation process is shown in Figure 12, including the following steps: a. As shown in Figure 13, the signal acquired by the FSC channel is made into a histogram, and the data in the selected range near the peak value is selected. In this step, only the signals in the area that meet the requirements are selected for the detected signals; the particle size of the nanocrystalline microspheres can be determined by the signals; the signals related to microspheres with relatively small or too large relative to 5 µm, such as less than 2 µm or larger than 8 µm are not used. The identification signal data related to the fluorescent microspheres within the selected data range is used in the next calculation. b. The acquired signals of the classification fluorescence corresponding to the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres selected in step a are used to make the classification fluorescence scatter diagram as shown in Figure 14, i.e. the scatter diagram of signals acquired by the FL1-FL2 acquisition channels. In Figure 14, a total of ten particle cluster distribution regions are obtained, wherein in two particle cluster distribution regions, the microspheres in the G2 region as shown in Figure 15 are coupled with a biological detection probe that specifically detects alpha-fetoprotein AFP; the microspheres in the G8 region as shown in Figure 9 are coupled with a biological detection probe that specifically detects carcinoembryonic antigen CEA. c. The effective data area of the two coded microspheres is used in this example, i.e., the effective data area of the particle cluster. As shown in the G2 and G8 areas in Figure 15, the circles in the figure represent the selected effective area, and the signals corresponding to the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres outside this area are not considered. Effective data according to each nanocrystalline fluorescent microsphere area is obtained. For different items to be detected, only the corresponding data in the corresponding effective data area is used for calculation. According to the density distribution of the data in the effective range, the distribution map of the coded microsphere particle cluster is obtained. d. A report fluorescence signal distribution histogram of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres in the effective area selected in step c is made and the corresponding FL3 channel peak value data is selected. For each particle cluster that encodes the microsphere, the data corresponding to the FL3-A channel is selected, the median value of the result data is calculated, and the fluorescence intensity of the detection item is obtained. Figure 16 shows the result data area of FL3-A corresponding to the G2 area in Figure 15, denoted as G3; Figure 17 is the result data area of FL3-A corresponding to the G8 area in Figure 15, denoted as G9. e. The corresponding concentration results of the FL3-A fluorescence intensity of G3 are searched through the standard curve, and then the concentration of the corresponding detection object AFP is 0.25 ng / mL. The corresponding concentration results of the FL3-A fluorescence intensity of G9 are searched through the standard curve and then the concentration of the corresponding detection object CEA is 0.14 ng / mL.
[0057] In the above example, only two wavelengths of fluorescence are combined in different proportions for encoding. According to the technical solution of the present invention, the particle size of the nanocrystalline fluorescent microspheres can also be used for encoding. For example, a particle size of 5 µm, a particle size of 10 µm, and a particle size of 15 µm, plus two or more wavelengths of fluorescence. In this way, more codes can be realized to distinguish more microspheres, and more targets can be detected at the same time in the same batch.
[0058] The above are only preferred examples of the present invention, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention, which is defined by the claims.
Claims
1. A detection system (100) using suspension liquid biochip, comprising a housing (101); the housing encloses a chamber (102); a clamp (110) is installed on the housing, and the clamp is used to clamp a tube; characterized in that the clamp is rotatably arranged on the housing, and the clamp is provided with a first clamping hole (111) and a second clamping hole (112); the first clamping hole is used for a first tube (201) inserting, and the second clamping hole is used for a second, different tube inserting; an axis of the first clamping hole intersects an axis of the second clamping hole; the clamp is rotatably arranged, and when the clamp rotates, an opening of the first tube or an opening of the second tube faces a direction suitable for use.
2. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 1, characterized in that the axis of the first clamping hole is perpendicular to the axis of the second clamping hole.
3. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the clamp includes a base and a plurality of clamping jaws, and the plurality of clamping jaws are arranged in two horizontal columns and arranged in two vertical rows on the base; two horizontal columns are arranged at intervals, and the first clamping hole is located between two horizontal columns; two vertical rows are arranged at intervals, and the second clamping hole is arranged between two vertical rows.
4. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 3, characterized in that the number of the clamping jaws is four, and the four clamping jaws are arranged on the base at intervals according to a rectangular distribution; the four clamping jaws form two vertical rows and two horizontal columns; the two vertical rows of clamping jaws are used to clamp the first tube; the two horizontal columns of clamping jaws are used to clamp the second tube.
5. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 3, characterized in that the base is rotatably mounted on the housing.
6. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 3, characterized in that the base comprises a connecting post, a plurality of catch grooves are provided on a surface of the connecting post; the plurality of catch grooves are distributed along a circumferential direction; the connecting post is rotatably installed on the housing; the housing is further provided with a restricting member and the restricting member is movably arranged; when the restricting member moves, an end of the restricting member can be inserted into the catch groove and can be configured to be able to withdraw from the catch groove; when the end of the restricting member is inserted into the catch groove, a rotation of the connecting post is restricted; after the end of the restricting member withdraws from the catch groove, a restriction on the connecting post is released; when the connecting post rotates against the restricting member, the restricting member can move to make the end exit the catch groove, and when a next catch groove rotates to be opposite to the end of the restricting member, the end of the restricting member is inserted into the catch groove.
7. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 6, characterized in that the detection system further includes an elastic reset device, the elastic reset device is configured to deform when the restricting member moves; the elastic reset device is used to reset the restricting member.
8. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 7, characterized in that the elastic reset device is pre-deformed to generate an elastic force, the elastic force keeps the end of the restricting member in a state of being inserted into the catch groove; when the restricting member moves, a deformation of the spring is greater.
9. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 7, characterized in that the restricting member is provided with a recess, and the elastic reset device is a cylindrical spring; one end of the cylindrical spring abuts against the recess, and the other end abuts against the housing.
10. The detection system using suspension liquid biochip according to claim 9, characterized in that a mounting plate is arranged in the recess, the mounting plate is provided with a positioning post, and an end of the cylindrical spring is sleeved on the positioning post and abuts against the mounting plate; the positioning post is cross-shaped, and the positioning post is further provided with a convex column, the convex column is inserted into the cylindrical spring and thus connects the cylindrical spring with the positioning post.