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+ | <p><a href="#micro_0" class="link">General protocols</a></p> | ||
+ | <p><a href="#micro_3" class="link">Membrane filters</a></p> | ||
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− | <p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;">PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) is a widely used polymer in microfluidics, for its biocompatibility and transparence, among other qualities. Here we show how to prepare PDMS for microfluidic chips, as well as how to demold them | + | <p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;">PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) is a widely used polymer in microfluidics, for its biocompatibility and transparence, among other qualities. Here we show how to prepare PDMS for microfluidic chips, as well as how to demold them and bond them to surfaces. </p> |
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<li> PDMS monomer and curing agent (Sigma-Aldrich, Sylgard 184, 761036-5EA) </li> | <li> PDMS monomer and curing agent (Sigma-Aldrich, Sylgard 184, 761036-5EA) </li> | ||
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− | <p>According to the <a | + | <p>According to the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/c3/T--Pasteur_Paris--Sylgard.pdf"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;" target="_blank">Sylgard 184 manual</a>. <br> |
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− | <li> Pour curing agent into the same beaker ( | + | <li> Pour curing agent into the same beaker (1 g for 10 g of monomer). </li> |
<li> Mix with the spatula for 30 seconds. Spatula can be cleaned afterwards with some paper dipped in isopropanol. </li> | <li> Mix with the spatula for 30 seconds. Spatula can be cleaned afterwards with some paper dipped in isopropanol. </li> | ||
<li> Put beaker into the vacuum bell jar connected to the vacuum pump unit in order to extract the air bubbles from the mixture (at least 10 minutes vacuum, look out for overflowings). </li> | <li> Put beaker into the vacuum bell jar connected to the vacuum pump unit in order to extract the air bubbles from the mixture (at least 10 minutes vacuum, look out for overflowings). </li> | ||
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<li> First, the chip needs to be cleaned in the fume hood. To do so, apply duct tape onto the surface of the chip you want to bond and remove it. Clean the chip with isopropanol. </li> | <li> First, the chip needs to be cleaned in the fume hood. To do so, apply duct tape onto the surface of the chip you want to bond and remove it. Clean the chip with isopropanol. </li> | ||
− | <li> Put the chip and the surface you want to bond it to into the plasma cleaner. The surfaces you want to bond need to be facing up in the machine in order to be exposed to plasma. </li> | + | <li> Put the chip and the surface you want to bond it to into the plasma cleaner. The surfaces you want to bond need to be facing up in the machine in order to be exposed to the plasma. </li> |
<li> Expose chip and surface 30 seconds to plasma. </li> | <li> Expose chip and surface 30 seconds to plasma. </li> | ||
<li> Take the chip and the surface back in the fume hood. </li> | <li> Take the chip and the surface back in the fume hood. </li> | ||
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+ | <p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;width:100%"> Soon enough we realized that we would need something to confine the bacteria, so that it doesn't attack the neurons during our experiments, or escape the device in a real prosthesis system. The solution came as a nanoporous membrane, that would also be used as the conductive element in our system to transmit the neuron's impulses to an electrode. The goal here is to coat alumina oxide membranes with different types of conductive polymers. | ||
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− | <li> 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene | + | <li> EDOT (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene, Sigma-Aldrich, 483028-10G) </li> |
− | <li> Sodium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate | + | <li> PSS (Sodium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate, Sigma-Aldrich, 94904-100G ) </li> |
<li> Deionised water </li> | <li> Deionised water </li> | ||
− | <li> Sodium persulfate </li> | + | <li> Sodium persulfate (Sigma-Aldrich, 216232-500G) </li> |
− | <li> Iron(III) sulfate hydrate | + | <li> Iron(III) sulfate hydrate (Sigma-Aldrich, F0638-250G) </li> |
− | <li> Alumina Oxide Membrane Filters </li> | + | <li> Alumina Oxide Membrane Filters, 0.2 micron pores, 13 mm (Sterlitech) (figure 1) </li> |
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/6/66/T--Pasteur_Paris--Alumina-oxide-membranes.jpg" alt="Figure 1: White alumina oxide membranes before coating"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: White alumina oxide membranes <br> before coating</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
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+ | <li> Stripette (Corning Costar, 5 mL) + pipette filler </li> | ||
+ | <li> Analytical balance (Mettler Toledo NewClassic MF ML204 /01) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Magnetic stirrer with heating plate (yellowline MSH basic) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fume hood (Delagrave SA OPTIMUM 1500) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Gloves (Kimtech purple nitrile) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Forceps (Bochem art. 1013) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Glass beaker (600 mL) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Petri dish </li> | ||
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<li> Pour 0.8 g EDOT, 2g PSS and 208 mL water in the glass beaker. </li> | <li> Pour 0.8 g EDOT, 2g PSS and 208 mL water in the glass beaker. </li> | ||
<li> Put the membranes in the solution. </li> | <li> Put the membranes in the solution. </li> | ||
− | <li> Stir for 10 minutes. </li> | + | <li> Stir for 10 minutes (figure 2). </li> |
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/7/7e/T--Pasteur_Paris--PEDOT_PSS_10_minutes_stirring.jpg" alt="Figure 2: Solution after 10 minutes of stirring"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: Solution and membranes after 10 minutes <br> of stirring </figcaption> | ||
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<li> Add 2 g of sodium persulfate and 0.015 g of iron(III) sulfate hydrate. </li> | <li> Add 2 g of sodium persulfate and 0.015 g of iron(III) sulfate hydrate. </li> | ||
− | <li> Stir for 24 hours. </li> | + | <li> Stir for 24 hours (figure 3). </li> |
− | <li> Wash membranes with water and let them dry at room temperature in a Petri dish. </li> | + | |
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/8/83/T--Pasteur_Paris--PEDOT_PSS_24_hours_stirring.jpg" alt="Figure 3: Solution after 24 hours of stirring"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 3: Solution after 24 hours <br> of stirring</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
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+ | <li> Wash membranes with water and let them dry at room temperature in a Petri dish. (figure 4) </li> | ||
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/8/83/T--Pasteur_Paris--Coated-membranes-1.jpg" alt="Figure 4: PEDOT:PSS coated alumina oxide membranes"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 4: PEDOT:PSS coated <br> alumina oxide membranes</figcaption> | ||
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− | <li> 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene | + | <li> EDOT (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene, Sigma-Aldrich, 483028-10G) </li> |
− | <li> Iron(III) p-toluenesulfonate hexahydrate for PEDOT :Ts or Iron(III) chloride for PEDOT :Cl </li> | + | <li> Iron(III) p-toluenesulfonate hexahydrate for PEDOT :Ts (Sigma-Aldrich, 462861-25G) or Iron(III) chloride for PEDOT :Cl (Fischer Scientific, 217091000) </li> |
− | <li> 1-butanol </li> | + | <li> 1-butanol (Sigma-Aldrich, B7906-500ML) </li> |
− | <li> | + | <li> Deionised water </li> |
− | <li> | + | <li> Alumina Oxide Membrane Filters, 0.2 micron pores, 13 mm (Sterlitech) (figure 1) </li> |
− | <li> Paper masks </li> | + | |
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/6/66/T--Pasteur_Paris--Alumina-oxide-membranes.jpg" alt="Figure 1: White alumina oxide membranes before coating"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: White alumina oxide membranes <br> before coating</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
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+ | <li> Paper masks (figure 2) </li> | ||
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/b/be/T--Pasteur_Paris--Paper-Mask.jpg" alt="Figure 2: Paper mask"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: <br> Paper mask </figcaption> | ||
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+ | <li> Stripette (Corning Costar, 5 mL) + pipette filler </li> | ||
+ | <li> Analytical balance (Mettler Toledo NewClassic MF ML204 /01) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Magnetic stirrer with heating plate (yellowline MSH basic) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fume hood (Delagrave SA OPTIMUM 1500) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Gloves (Kimtech purple nitrile) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Forceps (Bochem art. 1013) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Glass beaker (600 mL) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Petri dish </li> | ||
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− | <li> Prepare homogenous oxidant solution (1.58 g Iron(III) p-toluenesulfonate hexahydrate and 10 mL butanol for PEDOT:Ts or 1.35 g Iron(III) chloride and 10 mL butanol | + | <li> Prepare homogenous oxidant solution (1.58 g Iron(III) p-toluenesulfonate hexahydrate and 10 mL butanol for PEDOT:Ts (figure 3) or 1.35 g Iron(III) chloride and 10 mL butanol for PEDOT:Cl (figure 4) </li> |
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+ | <figcaption>Figure 3: Oxidant solution <br> for PEDOT:Ts</figcaption> | ||
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+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/c3/T--Pasteur_Paris--Oxidant-solution-2.jpg" alt="Figure 4: Oxidant solution for PEDOT:Cl"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 4: Oxidant solution <br> for PEDOT:Cl</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
<li> Dip membranes in oxydant solution. </li> | <li> Dip membranes in oxydant solution. </li> | ||
− | <li> Let membranes dry at 40◦C. </li> | + | <li> Let membranes dry at 40◦C (figure 5). </li> |
− | <li> Place membranes in paper masks on Petri dish lids. </li> | + | |
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/9/9a/T--Pasteur_Paris--Oxidated-membranes.jpg" alt="Figure 5: Membranes after being dipped in oxidant solution"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 5: Membranes after being dipped <br> in oxidant solution</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Place membranes in paper masks on Petri dish lids (figure 6) . </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/5/5e/T--Pasteur_Paris--Membrane-paper-mask.jpg" alt="Figure 6: Membrane in paper mask"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 6: <br> Membrane in paper mask</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
<li> Pour 200 µL EDOT in 50 mL beakers. </li> | <li> Pour 200 µL EDOT in 50 mL beakers. </li> | ||
<li> Place Petri dish lids on top of the 50 mL beakers, membranes facing the inside of the beakers. </li> | <li> Place Petri dish lids on top of the 50 mL beakers, membranes facing the inside of the beakers. </li> | ||
− | <li> Heat the beakers at 40◦C and stop when membranes darken (takes about 6 minutes). </li> | + | <li> Heat the beakers at 40◦C and stop when membranes darken (takes about 6 minutes) (figure 7). </li> |
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/cc/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vapor-phase-polymerization.jpg" alt="Figure 7: Vapor phase polymerization of PEDOT :Ts"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 7: Vapor phase <br> polymerization of PEDOT :Ts</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
<li> Wash membranes with butanol and water. </li> | <li> Wash membranes with butanol and water. </li> | ||
− | <li> Let membranes dry at room temperature. </li> | + | <li> Let membranes dry at room temperature (figures 8 and 9). </li> |
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/33/T--Pasteur_Paris--Coated-membranes-2.jpg" alt="Figure 8: PEDOT:Ts coated membranes"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 8: PEDOT:Ts <br> coated membranes</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/f/f2/T--Pasteur_Paris--Coated-membranes-3.jpg" alt="Figure 9: PEDOT:Cl coated membranes"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 9: PEDOT:Cl <br> coated membranes</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | <div class="protocol_box"> | ||
+ | <p> <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/a/a9/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-membranes.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank">Get the PDF version of this section</a> </p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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− | <h2 style="order:1;width:100%"> | + | <h2 style="order:1;width:100%">Well Chip</h2> |
<p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;width:100%"> The well chip was designed and assembled by our team. It was used to test the biocompatibility of our membranes, as well as the culture of bacteria in the presence of current. Here we show how the molds were made, how the chip itself was assembled, how well's conductivity was measured and how biofilm culture was performed on it. </p> | <p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;width:100%"> The well chip was designed and assembled by our team. It was used to test the biocompatibility of our membranes, as well as the culture of bacteria in the presence of current. Here we show how the molds were made, how the chip itself was assembled, how well's conductivity was measured and how biofilm culture was performed on it. </p> | ||
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<p>PDMS Well Chip Conductivity Measurement</p> | <p>PDMS Well Chip Conductivity Measurement</p> | ||
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+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="vignette" id="vign_0103"> | ||
+ | <div class="vignette_for" id="for_0103"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="vignette_back" id="back_0103"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="vignette_text"> | ||
+ | <p>Biofilm culture</p> | ||
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<p style="text-indent:0px;"> Molds were made of aluminium according to the following plans. Part 1 Mold's center cylinder part is detachable from the bottom to make the demolding ot PDMS easier. </p> | <p style="text-indent:0px;"> Molds were made of aluminium according to the following plans. Part 1 Mold's center cylinder part is detachable from the bottom to make the demolding ot PDMS easier. </p> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | < | + | <figure> |
− | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/2/29/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS_well_chip_mold_plans.jpg" alt="PDMS Well Chip Mold Plans" style="width: | + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/2/29/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS_well_chip_mold_plans.jpg" alt="Figure 1: PDMS Well Chip Mold Plans" style="width:500px"> |
− | </ | + | <figcaption>Figure 1: <br> PDMS Well Chip Mold Plans</figcaption> |
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/c7/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS-well-chip-molds.jpg" alt="Figure 2: PDMS Well Chip Mold"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: <br> PDMS Well Chip Mold</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
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<li> Molds </li> | <li> Molds </li> | ||
− | <li> Syringe without needle </li> | + | <li> Syringe (Terumo syringe without needle, 10 mL ) </li> |
− | <li> Platinum | + | <li> Platinum 24 mm x 2 mm strip (mechanically flattened 24mm long 0.7mm diameter platinum wire) </li> |
− | <li> | + | <li> Polycarbonate gold-coated membrane filters, 0.4 micron, 13mm diameter (Sterlitech) or polymerized membrane |
+ | <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/a/a9/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-membranes.pdf"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;" target="_blank"> see protocol </a> </li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
+ | Refer to sections 1 and 2 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a> for further needed materials. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | <h3> | + | <h3>Procedure</h3> |
<br> | <br> | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
− | <li> Prepare | + | <li> Prepare 20 g of PDMS monomer using section 1 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" target="_blank"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. <br>Replace step 5 by: Fill the syringe with PDMS. Fill part 1 mold until it's full and part 2 mold until the PDMS layer is more or less 1 cm thick. |
− | <li> Demold the chip following | + | Keep the PDMS that is left. </li> |
− | <li> Put membrane and platinum strip on PDMS part 1. </li> | + | <li> Demold the chip following section 2 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. Ignore step 2. </li> |
− | <li> Refer to | + | <li> Put membrane and platinum strip on PDMS part 1. Refer to figure 1 for their position. </li> |
− | <li> Apply a small layer of PDMS with the syringe | + | |
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/7/74/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS-well-chip-part-1.jpg" alt="Figure 1: PDMS Parts 1 with platinum strip"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: PDMS Parts 1 <br> with platinum strip</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Refer to section 3 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a> to bond PDMS part 2 to the PDMS part prepared in the previous step. It should look like figure 2.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/4/42/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS-well-chip.jpg" alt="Figure 2: PDMS Well Chip"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: <br> PDMS Well Chip</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Apply a small layer of PDMS with the syringe. Refer to figure 3. This way, the well is watertight. </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/a/a7/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS-deposit-zone.pdf" alt="Figure 3: PDMS Deposit Zone" style="width:100px;"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: <br> PDMS deposit <br> zone in red</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
<li> Put the chip in the stove for 3 hours. </li> | <li> Put the chip in the stove for 3 hours. </li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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<li> Male BCN to 2 female banana connectors converter </li> | <li> Male BCN to 2 female banana connectors converter </li> | ||
<li> BNC Splitter </li> | <li> BNC Splitter </li> | ||
− | <li> 1 kOhm resistor | + | <li> 1 kOhm resistor </li> |
− | + | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | <h3> | + | <h3>Procedure</h3> |
<br> | <br> | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li> Reproduce the following electric circuit. </li> | <li> Reproduce the following electric circuit. </li> | ||
− | |||
− | + | <figure> | |
− | + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/b/bb/T--Pasteur_Paris--Electrical_circuit_1.pdf" alt="Figure 1: Electric circuit"> | |
− | </ | + | <figcaption>Figure 1: Electric circuit</figcaption> |
− | + | </figure> | |
+ | |||
<li> Set function generator on sine, no offset, 4.5 V amplitude. </li> | <li> Set function generator on sine, no offset, 4.5 V amplitude. </li> | ||
− | + | ||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/7/79/T--Pasteur_Paris--Breadboard-assembly.jpg" alt="Figure 2: PDMS well chip on breadboard assembly"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: PDMS well chip on breadboard assembly</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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− | + | </div> | |
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0103" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> BL21 liquid culture, see <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/a/a6/T--Pasteur_Paris--DNA-Assembly-and-Microbiology.pdf"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Molecular Biology: DNA Assembly and Microbiology </a> </li> | ||
+ | <li> PDMS well chip </li> | ||
+ | <li> Crystal violet (Thermofisher, 0.1 % in water) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Distilled water </li> | ||
+ | <li> Acetone </li> | ||
+ | <li> Ethanol 96% </li> | ||
+ | <li> P1000, P200, P20 (Gilson) + tips </li> | ||
+ | <li> Gloves (Kimtech PFE) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Biochrom WPA CO8000 Cell density meter </li> | ||
+ | <li> Glass jar of bleach </li> | ||
+ | <li> Plastic jar </li> | ||
+ | <li> Falcon tube 15 mL </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> According to Dr Jean-Marc Ghigo. </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h4>Biofilm formation </h4> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Pour 600 µL of liquid culture in the well. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Incubate well at 37 degrees Celsius for 24 hours. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h4>Well wash </h4> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Discard the supernatant in microbiological waste bin. Do not pipet. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Immerse well in the plastic jar with distilled water (let the water softly enter the wells).</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/1/14/T--Pasteur_Paris--Immersed-well-chip.jpg" alt="Figure 1: Immersed well"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: Immersed well</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Take the well out of the water and discard water sharply over the waste container. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Repeat this operation twice. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Bang on blotter paper to eliminate residual water. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h4> Crystal violet staining </h4> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Add 125 µL Crystal violet in the emptied well. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Wait 15 minutes for staining.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/b/bf/T--Pasteur_Paris--Crystal-violet-well-chip.jpg" alt="Figure 2: Wells with crystal violet"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: Wells with crystal violet</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Wash 3 times with distilled water as described before. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Bang on blotter paper to eliminate residual water. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Suspend colored biofilm by adding 150 µL ethanol/acetone solution (80 :20). </li> | ||
+ | <li> Transfer 50 µL of the solution in a falcon tube and add 1.5 mL of ethanol/acetone solution (80 :20). </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/d/da/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS-well-optical-density.jpg" alt="Figure 3: Solution ready for optical density measure"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 3: Solution ready for optical density measure</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Read optical density of 1 mL of the falcon tube's solution at 600 nm. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
+ | <div class="protocol_box"> | ||
+ | <p> <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/b/b5/T--Pasteur_Paris--PDMS-well-chip.pdf"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Get the PDF version of this section </a> </p> | ||
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− | <h2 style="order:1;width:100%"> | + | <h2 style="order:1;width:100%">Microchannel Chip</h2> |
+ | |||
+ | <p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;width:100%"> We used the microchannel chip to test the effect of NGF on neuron's growth. Institut Curie allowed us to use their chip design and their molds for our experiments. The microchannel chip is composed of two chambers connected by microchannels of 5 micrometers width and 2 micrometers height, ideal to observe neuron growth. We then proceeded to enhance the chip with a few customizations. We integrated a nanoporous membrane in the chip to prevent our bacteria to come in contact with the neurons. </p> | ||
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+ | <div class="vignette_back" id="back_0201"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | <div class="vignette_text"> | ||
+ | <p>Basic Microchannel Chip Fabrication</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | <p>Membrane Microchannel Chip Fabrication</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | <div class="vignette_back" id="back_0203"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="vignette_text"> | ||
+ | <p>Microchannel Chip Bonding</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
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+ | <p>Double Membrane Microchannel Chip</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
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+ | <div class="vignette_for" id="for_0205"> | ||
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+ | <div class="vignette_back" id="back_0205"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="vignette_text"> | ||
+ | <p>Chip Sterilization</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0201" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Mold </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> Refer to sections 1 and 2 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a> for further materials. </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Prepare 80 g of PDMS monomer using section 1 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Demold the chip following section 2 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0202" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> The goal here is to insert a membrane in one of the chambers of the microfluidic chip in order to isolate the neuron's chamber from the bacteria's one. </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Basic microchannel chip </li> | ||
+ | <li> Polycarbonate gold-coated membrane filters, 0.4 micron, 13 mm diameter (Sterlitech) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Razor blade (OEMTOOLS 25181 Razor Blades, 100 Pack) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Scissors </li> | ||
+ | <li> Forceps </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Make a cut in the basic microchannel chip with a razor blade (see figure below). Do not cut the chip in half! </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/4/40/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microchannel-cut.png" alt="Figure 1: Make a cut in the microchannel chip along the red line" style="width:200px;"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: Make a cut in the microchannel <br> chip along the red line</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/f/f9/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microchannel-chip-cut.jpg" alt="Figure 2: Cut microfluidic chip with membrane inserted | ||
+ | " style="width:200px;"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: Cut microfluidic chip <br> with membrane inserted</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Stretch the cut and insert the membrane using the forceps. Cut with a razor blade the exceeding part of the membrane. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0203" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Basic or membrane microchannel chip </li> | ||
+ | <li> Distilled water </li> | ||
+ | <li> Imaging Dish (Ibidi &mu-dish 35 mm, high glass bottom) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fridge </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> Refer to section 3 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a> </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Bond microfluidic chip to the bottom of an imaging dish using section 3 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a> </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fill the chip with distilled water. If water leaks out of the chip, unstick it from the imaging dish and retry step 1. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Store in fridge. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0204" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> Here we have to insert a membrane underneath the neuron's chamber of a membrane microchannel chip, in order to be able to expose the neurons to current. </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Membrane microchannel chip </li> | ||
+ | <li> Distilled water </li> | ||
+ | <li> Imaging Dish (Ibidi $mu-dish 35 mm, high glass bottom) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Syringe (Terumo syringe without needle, 10 mL ) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Conductive silver paste (MG Chemicals 8330S-21G) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Wooden toothpick </li> | ||
+ | <li> Petri dish </li> | ||
+ | <li> Stove </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fridge </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Prepare 5g of PDMS following section 1 of Microfluidics: general protocols. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Prepare 1 mL of conductive silver paste following the manufacturer's instructions (Preheat parts A and B in stove at 70 degrees Celsius, put 0.5 mL of part A and 0.5 mL part B in a Petri dish, mix with the toothpick). </li> | ||
+ | <li> See figure below for more information about the position of each element. | ||
+ | Deposit a small layer of conductive silver paste on the border of the bottom of the imaging dish. Stick a piece of gold membrane cut with the scissors in the silver paste. Put 10 minutes in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius. Put another small layer of silver paste on top of the previous one. </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/37/T--Pasteur_Paris--Double-membrane-chip.jpg" alt="Figure 1: Bonded double membrane microchannel chip"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: Bonded double <br> membrane microchannel chip</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/a/af/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microchannel-chambers.png" alt="Figure 2: Neuron and bacteria chambers"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: Neuron <br> and bacteria chambers</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Bond membrane microchannel chip to the bottom of the imaging dish following section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols. The extremity of the gold membrane piece has to be in one of the holes of the neuron's chamber (see figure 3). </li> | ||
+ | <li> Deposit a small layer of PDMS on the side where the membrane sticks out of the chip. Wait 2 minutes. Fill chip with distilled water. If water leaks out, unstick the chip, discard imaging dish and restart from step 3. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Store in fridge. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0205" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> Unwanted living organisms in microfluidic chips can be a big deal, especially when these chips have to stay for 3 days filled with cultur medium in an incubator. The chips need to be exposed to UV rays in order to eliminate these unwanted organisms. We took extra securitiy measures, because we also needed to transport our chips from Institut Curie's lab at IPGG to Institut Pasteur. </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Bonded (to imaging dish) and water-filled microchannel chips </li> | ||
+ | <li> Big Petri sish (150 mm diameter) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Gloves (Kimtech PFE) </li> | ||
+ | <li> UV curing unit (DWS) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Wrapfilm for food use (Ecopla France film pro) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Parafilm (Bemis parafilm "M") </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fridge </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Open imaging dishes containing bonded microchannel chips and put them in the UV curing unit with their corresponding lid. </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/31/T--Pasteur_Paris--Chip-sterilization.jpg" alt="Figure 1: Imaging dishes in UV curing unit"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: Imaging dishes <br> in UV curing unit</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Expose to UV rays for 20 minutes. </li> | ||
+ | <li> With gloves, put exposed dishes in a big Petri dish. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Seal Petri dish with parafilm. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Cover Petri dish with 3 layers of wrapfilm. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Expose 15 minutes to UV rays. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Cover Petri dish with 2 additional layers of wrapfilm</li> | ||
+ | <li> Store in fridge. </li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="protocol_box"> | ||
+ | <p> <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/4/46/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-microchannel-chip.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank">Get the PDF version of this section</a> </p> | ||
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+ | <h2 style="order:1;">Vertical Chip</h2> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <p style="text-indent:0px;order:2;margin:2em;">The vertical chip was one of the designs for the support of the final experiment, that would serve as a proof of concept. The idea is to isolate the modified bacteria from the neurons using a membrane. To simplify the membrane's integration in a PDMS chip, a vertical design instead of a microchannel horizontal one was proposed. </p> | ||
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+ | <div class="vignette_text"> | ||
+ | <p>PDMS Vertical Chip Mold Fabrication</p> | ||
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+ | <div class="vignette_text"> | ||
+ | <p>PDMS Vertical Chip Fabrication</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | <p>PDMS Chip Sterilization</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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+ | <br> | ||
+ | <p> The mold was made of aluminium according to the following blueprint (figure 1). </p> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/b/b6/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-Chip-Blueprint.jpg" alt="Figure 1: Vertical chip mold blueprint"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 1: Vertical chip mold blueprint</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/5/5b/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-Chip-Mold.jpg" alt="Figure 2: Vertical chip mold" style="width:400px"> | ||
+ | <figcaption>Figure 2: Vertical chip mold</figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0401" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Molds </li> | ||
+ | <li> Polycarbonate gold-coated membrane filters, 0.4 micron, 13mm diameter (Sterlitech) or polymerized membrane (<a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/a/a9/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-membranes.pdf"style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> see protocol </a>) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Biopsy puncher (Kai biopsy puncher 2 mm and 4 mm) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Conductive silver paste (MG Chemicals 8330S-21G) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Tissue culture dish (TPP 93060, 53 mm internal diameter) Refer to <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a> for further materials. </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Prepare 15 g of PDMS monomer using section 1 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Demold the PDMS layer following section 2 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. Ignore step 2.</li> | ||
+ | <li> Cut PDMS layer in two halves. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Drill a hole in the center of each half with a 4 mm biopsy puncher. Drill holes in one of the two layer with a 2 mm biopsy puncher (see figure 1).</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/c6/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-Chip-Layers.jpg" alt="Figure 1: Two halves of PDMS layer. Left : upper layer. Right : bottom layer"> | ||
+ | <figcaption> Figure 1: Two halves of PDMS layer. <br> Left : upper layer. Right : bottom layer | ||
+ | </figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li>Prepare 2 mL of conductive silver paste following the manufacturer's instructions (Preheat parts A and B in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius, put 0.5 mL of part A and 0.5 mL part B in a Petri dish, mix with the toothpick). </li> | ||
+ | <li> Apply a path of silver paste on bottom layer starting from the center hole and going outwards of the layer (figure 2). Deposit one half of a membrane filter on center hole. Put in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius for 2 hours.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/d/d6/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-Chip.jpg" alt="Figure 2: Assembled vertical chip with gold-coated membrane filter" > | ||
+ | <figcaption> Figure 2: Assembled vertical chip <br> with gold-coated membrane filter </figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Bond the two layers together (figure 3) according to section 3 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li> Take the bottom of a tissue culture dish and deposit the other half of the membrane filter in the center. Apply silver paste and put in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius for 2 hours (figure 3) </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/d/d5/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-Chip-Dish.jpg" alt="Figure 3: Tissue culture dish with membrane and silver paste" > | ||
+ | <figcaption> Figure 3: Bonded layers </figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <li>Bond prepared tissue culture dish with product of step 7 (figure 4), bottom layer (figure 1) facing the dish, refering to section 3 of <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/3d/T--Pasteur_Paris--Microfluidics-general-protocols.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank"> Microfluidics: general protocols </a>. </li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <figure> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/4/42/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-Chip-Bonded.jpg" alt=" Figure 4: Bonded vertical chip" > | ||
+ | <figcaption> Figure 4: Bonded vertical chip </figcaption> | ||
+ | </figure> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="panel" id="pan_0402" style="text-align:left;"> | ||
+ | <div class="close_button"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Materials</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li> Bonded chip, product of section 2 </li> | ||
+ | <li> Big Petri dish (150 mm diameter) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Gloves (Kimtech PFE) </li> | ||
+ | <li> UV curing unit (DWS) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Wrapfilm for food use (Ecopla France film pro) </li> | ||
+ | <li> Parafilm (Bemis parafilm "M") </li> | ||
+ | <li> Fridge </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <h3>Procedure</h3> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li> Open dishes containing bonded chips and put them in the UV curing unit with their corresponding lid. </li> | ||
+ | <li>Expose to UV rays for 20 minutes. </li> | ||
+ | <li> With gloves, put exposed dishes in a big Petri dish. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Seal Petri dish with parafilm. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Cover Petri dish with 3 layers of wrapfilm. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Expose 15 minutes to UV rays. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Cover Petri dish with 2 additional layers of wrapfilm. </li> | ||
+ | <li> Store in fridge.</li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="protocol_box"> | ||
+ | <p> <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/d/da/T--Pasteur_Paris--Vertical-chip.pdf" style="font-weight: bold ; color:#85196a;"target="_blank">Get the PDF version of this section</a> </p> | ||
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General Protocols
PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) is a widely used polymer in microfluidics, for its biocompatibility and transparence, among other qualities. Here we show how to prepare PDMS for microfluidic chips, as well as how to demold them and bond them to surfaces.
PDMS Chip Fabrication
PDMS Chip Demolding
PDMS Chip Bonding
Materials
- PDMS monomer and curing agent (Sigma-Aldrich, Sylgard 184, 761036-5EA)
- Mold (epoxy resin or aluminium)
- Isopropanol for cleaning purposes
- Scale (Kern PCB 1000-2)
- Plastic beaker
- Vacuum pump unit (Vacuubrand PC 3 RZ 2.5)
- Vacuum bell jar (Kartell desiccator)
- Spatula
- Stove (Memmert UM 400) at 70 degrees Celsius
- Paper (Kimberly-Clark SCOTT Blue)
- Gloves (Kimtech Science PFE)
Procedure
According to the Sylgard 184 manual.
- Pour PDMS monomer into a beaker.
- Pour curing agent into the same beaker (1 g for 10 g of monomer).
- Mix with the spatula for 30 seconds. Spatula can be cleaned afterwards with some paper dipped in isopropanol.
- Put beaker into the vacuum bell jar connected to the vacuum pump unit in order to extract the air bubbles from the mixture (at least 10 minutes vacuum, look out for overflowings).
- Pour mixture onto mold.
- Put mold+mixture in stove at 70 degrees Celsius for 3 hours at least.
Materials
- Razor blade (OEMTOOLS 25181 Razor Blades, 100 Pack)
- Biopsy puncher (Kai Biopsy Punch 4mm )
Procedure
- Use a razor blade to cut the borders of the chip and extract the PDMS from its mold. Avoid touching the circuits on your chip to avoid unwanted fingerprints.
- Drill input and output holes with the biopsy puncher.
In some cases, before using your chip, you'll need to seal the circuitry. In order to do that, it is common to use plasma bonding to glue the chip to another surface (PDMS or glass).
Materials
- Plasma cleaner (Diener Pico PCCE)
- Distilled water
- Isopropanol for cleaning purposes
- Office duct tape
- Fume hood (Euroclone aura vertical S.D.4)
Procedure
- First, the chip needs to be cleaned in the fume hood. To do so, apply duct tape onto the surface of the chip you want to bond and remove it. Clean the chip with isopropanol.
- Put the chip and the surface you want to bond it to into the plasma cleaner. The surfaces you want to bond need to be facing up in the machine in order to be exposed to the plasma.
- Expose chip and surface 30 seconds to plasma.
- Take the chip and the surface back in the fume hood.
- You have 20 minutes to execute this step. Press the microfluidic chip against the surface. The surfaces that need to be glued together need to face each other. If bonding failed, repeat from step 1.
Membrane Filters
Soon enough we realized that we would need something to confine the bacteria, so that it doesn't attack the neurons during our experiments, or escape the device in a real prosthesis system. The solution came as a nanoporous membrane, that would also be used as the conductive element in our system to transmit the neuron's impulses to an electrode. The goal here is to coat alumina oxide membranes with different types of conductive polymers.
Membrane PEDOT:PSS coating
Membrane PEDOT:Ts and PEDOT:Cl coating
An aqueous solution of PEDOT :PSS can be prepared [1]. We decided to dip the membranes in this solution during the polymerization.
[1] Jikui Wang, Guofeng Cai, Xudong Zhu, Xiaping Zhou, Oxidative Chemical Polymerization of 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene and its Applications in Antistatic coatings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, Vol. 124, 109-115 .
Materials
- EDOT (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene, Sigma-Aldrich, 483028-10G)
- PSS (Sodium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate, Sigma-Aldrich, 94904-100G )
- Deionised water
- Sodium persulfate (Sigma-Aldrich, 216232-500G)
- Iron(III) sulfate hydrate (Sigma-Aldrich, F0638-250G)
- Alumina Oxide Membrane Filters, 0.2 micron pores, 13 mm (Sterlitech) (figure 1)
- Stripette (Corning Costar, 5 mL) + pipette filler
- Analytical balance (Mettler Toledo NewClassic MF ML204 /01)
- Magnetic stirrer with heating plate (yellowline MSH basic)
- Fume hood (Delagrave SA OPTIMUM 1500)
- Gloves (Kimtech purple nitrile)
- Forceps (Bochem art. 1013)
- Glass beaker (600 mL)
- Petri dish
Procedure
- Pour 0.8 g EDOT, 2g PSS and 208 mL water in the glass beaker.
- Put the membranes in the solution.
- Stir for 10 minutes (figure 2).
- Add 2 g of sodium persulfate and 0.015 g of iron(III) sulfate hydrate.
- Stir for 24 hours (figure 3).
- Wash membranes with water and let them dry at room temperature in a Petri dish. (figure 4)
PEDOT :Ts and PEDOT :Cl polymers can be obtained by vapor phase polymerization on alumina oxide membranes [1].
[1] Alexis E. Abelow, Kristin M. Persson, Edwin W.H. Jager, Magnus Berggren, Ilya Zharov, Electroresponsive Nanoporous Membranes by Coating Anodized Alumina with Poly(3,4ethylenedioxythiophene) and Polypyrrole. 2014, 299, 190-197.
Materials
- EDOT (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene, Sigma-Aldrich, 483028-10G)
- Iron(III) p-toluenesulfonate hexahydrate for PEDOT :Ts (Sigma-Aldrich, 462861-25G) or Iron(III) chloride for PEDOT :Cl (Fischer Scientific, 217091000)
- 1-butanol (Sigma-Aldrich, B7906-500ML)
- Deionised water
- Alumina Oxide Membrane Filters, 0.2 micron pores, 13 mm (Sterlitech) (figure 1)
- Paper masks (figure 2)
- Stripette (Corning Costar, 5 mL) + pipette filler
- Analytical balance (Mettler Toledo NewClassic MF ML204 /01)
- Magnetic stirrer with heating plate (yellowline MSH basic)
- Fume hood (Delagrave SA OPTIMUM 1500)
- Gloves (Kimtech purple nitrile)
- Forceps (Bochem art. 1013)
- Glass beaker (600 mL)
- Petri dish
Procedure
- Prepare homogenous oxidant solution (1.58 g Iron(III) p-toluenesulfonate hexahydrate and 10 mL butanol for PEDOT:Ts (figure 3) or 1.35 g Iron(III) chloride and 10 mL butanol for PEDOT:Cl (figure 4)
- Dip membranes in oxydant solution.
- Let membranes dry at 40◦C (figure 5).
- Place membranes in paper masks on Petri dish lids (figure 6) .
- Pour 200 µL EDOT in 50 mL beakers.
- Place Petri dish lids on top of the 50 mL beakers, membranes facing the inside of the beakers.
- Heat the beakers at 40◦C and stop when membranes darken (takes about 6 minutes) (figure 7).
- Wash membranes with butanol and water.
- Let membranes dry at room temperature (figures 8 and 9).
Well Chip
The well chip was designed and assembled by our team. It was used to test the biocompatibility of our membranes, as well as the culture of bacteria in the presence of current. Here we show how the molds were made, how the chip itself was assembled, how well's conductivity was measured and how biofilm culture was performed on it.
PDMS Well Chip Mold Fabrication
PDMS Well Chip Fabrication
PDMS Well Chip Conductivity Measurement
Biofilm culture
Molds were made of aluminium according to the following plans. Part 1 Mold's center cylinder part is detachable from the bottom to make the demolding ot PDMS easier.
Materials
- Molds
- Syringe (Terumo syringe without needle, 10 mL )
- Platinum 24 mm x 2 mm strip (mechanically flattened 24mm long 0.7mm diameter platinum wire)
- Polycarbonate gold-coated membrane filters, 0.4 micron, 13mm diameter (Sterlitech) or polymerized membrane see protocol
Procedure
- Prepare 20 g of PDMS monomer using section 1 of Microfluidics: general protocols .
Replace step 5 by: Fill the syringe with PDMS. Fill part 1 mold until it's full and part 2 mold until the PDMS layer is more or less 1 cm thick. Keep the PDMS that is left. - Demold the chip following section 2 of Microfluidics: general protocols . Ignore step 2.
- Put membrane and platinum strip on PDMS part 1. Refer to figure 1 for their position.
- Refer to section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols to bond PDMS part 2 to the PDMS part prepared in the previous step. It should look like figure 2.
- Apply a small layer of PDMS with the syringe. Refer to figure 3. This way, the well is watertight.
- Put the chip in the stove for 3 hours.
Materials
- Oscilloscope
- Function generator
- Solderless breadboard assembly
- Electric wires with banana connectors
- Coaxial cable
- Male BCN to 2 female banana connectors converter
- BNC Splitter
- 1 kOhm resistor
Procedure
- Reproduce the following electric circuit.
- Set function generator on sine, no offset, 4.5 V amplitude.
Materials
- BL21 liquid culture, see Molecular Biology: DNA Assembly and Microbiology
- PDMS well chip
- Crystal violet (Thermofisher, 0.1 % in water)
- Distilled water
- Acetone
- Ethanol 96%
- P1000, P200, P20 (Gilson) + tips
- Gloves (Kimtech PFE)
- Biochrom WPA CO8000 Cell density meter
- Glass jar of bleach
- Plastic jar
- Falcon tube 15 mL
Procedure
According to Dr Jean-Marc Ghigo.
Biofilm formation
- Pour 600 µL of liquid culture in the well.
- Incubate well at 37 degrees Celsius for 24 hours.
Well wash
- Discard the supernatant in microbiological waste bin. Do not pipet.
- Immerse well in the plastic jar with distilled water (let the water softly enter the wells).
- Take the well out of the water and discard water sharply over the waste container.
- Repeat this operation twice.
- Bang on blotter paper to eliminate residual water.
Crystal violet staining
- Add 125 µL Crystal violet in the emptied well.
- Wait 15 minutes for staining.
- Wash 3 times with distilled water as described before.
- Bang on blotter paper to eliminate residual water.
- Suspend colored biofilm by adding 150 µL ethanol/acetone solution (80 :20).
- Transfer 50 µL of the solution in a falcon tube and add 1.5 mL of ethanol/acetone solution (80 :20).
- Read optical density of 1 mL of the falcon tube's solution at 600 nm.
Microchannel Chip
We used the microchannel chip to test the effect of NGF on neuron's growth. Institut Curie allowed us to use their chip design and their molds for our experiments. The microchannel chip is composed of two chambers connected by microchannels of 5 micrometers width and 2 micrometers height, ideal to observe neuron growth. We then proceeded to enhance the chip with a few customizations. We integrated a nanoporous membrane in the chip to prevent our bacteria to come in contact with the neurons.
PDMS Microchannel Chip Mold Fabrication
Basic Microchannel Chip Fabrication
Membrane Microchannel Chip Fabrication
Microchannel Chip Bonding
Double Membrane Microchannel Chip
Chip Sterilization
We were allowed to use the molds made by Institut Curie. We were not involved in the process of their fabrication. Here is a short video we made about how these molds were created.
Materials
- Mold
Refer to sections 1 and 2 of Microfluidics: general protocols for further materials.
Procedure
- Prepare 80 g of PDMS monomer using section 1 of Microfluidics: general protocols .
- Demold the chip following section 2 of Microfluidics: general protocols .
The goal here is to insert a membrane in one of the chambers of the microfluidic chip in order to isolate the neuron's chamber from the bacteria's one.
Materials
- Basic microchannel chip
- Polycarbonate gold-coated membrane filters, 0.4 micron, 13 mm diameter (Sterlitech)
- Razor blade (OEMTOOLS 25181 Razor Blades, 100 Pack)
- Scissors
- Forceps
Procedure
- Make a cut in the basic microchannel chip with a razor blade (see figure below). Do not cut the chip in half!
- Stretch the cut and insert the membrane using the forceps. Cut with a razor blade the exceeding part of the membrane.
Materials
- Basic or membrane microchannel chip
- Distilled water
- Imaging Dish (Ibidi &mu-dish 35 mm, high glass bottom)
- Fridge
Refer to section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols
Procedure
- Bond microfluidic chip to the bottom of an imaging dish using section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols
- Fill the chip with distilled water. If water leaks out of the chip, unstick it from the imaging dish and retry step 1.
- Store in fridge.
Here we have to insert a membrane underneath the neuron's chamber of a membrane microchannel chip, in order to be able to expose the neurons to current.
Materials
- Membrane microchannel chip
- Distilled water
- Imaging Dish (Ibidi $mu-dish 35 mm, high glass bottom)
- Syringe (Terumo syringe without needle, 10 mL )
- Conductive silver paste (MG Chemicals 8330S-21G)
- Wooden toothpick
- Petri dish
- Stove
- Fridge
Procedure
- Prepare 5g of PDMS following section 1 of Microfluidics: general protocols.
- Prepare 1 mL of conductive silver paste following the manufacturer's instructions (Preheat parts A and B in stove at 70 degrees Celsius, put 0.5 mL of part A and 0.5 mL part B in a Petri dish, mix with the toothpick).
- See figure below for more information about the position of each element. Deposit a small layer of conductive silver paste on the border of the bottom of the imaging dish. Stick a piece of gold membrane cut with the scissors in the silver paste. Put 10 minutes in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius. Put another small layer of silver paste on top of the previous one.
- Bond membrane microchannel chip to the bottom of the imaging dish following section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols. The extremity of the gold membrane piece has to be in one of the holes of the neuron's chamber (see figure 3).
- Deposit a small layer of PDMS on the side where the membrane sticks out of the chip. Wait 2 minutes. Fill chip with distilled water. If water leaks out, unstick the chip, discard imaging dish and restart from step 3.
- Store in fridge.
Unwanted living organisms in microfluidic chips can be a big deal, especially when these chips have to stay for 3 days filled with cultur medium in an incubator. The chips need to be exposed to UV rays in order to eliminate these unwanted organisms. We took extra securitiy measures, because we also needed to transport our chips from Institut Curie's lab at IPGG to Institut Pasteur.
Materials
- Bonded (to imaging dish) and water-filled microchannel chips
- Big Petri sish (150 mm diameter)
- Gloves (Kimtech PFE)
- UV curing unit (DWS)
- Wrapfilm for food use (Ecopla France film pro)
- Parafilm (Bemis parafilm "M")
- Fridge
Procedure
- Open imaging dishes containing bonded microchannel chips and put them in the UV curing unit with their corresponding lid.
- Expose to UV rays for 20 minutes.
- With gloves, put exposed dishes in a big Petri dish.
- Seal Petri dish with parafilm.
- Cover Petri dish with 3 layers of wrapfilm.
- Expose 15 minutes to UV rays.
- Cover Petri dish with 2 additional layers of wrapfilm
- Store in fridge.
Vertical Chip
The vertical chip was one of the designs for the support of the final experiment, that would serve as a proof of concept. The idea is to isolate the modified bacteria from the neurons using a membrane. To simplify the membrane's integration in a PDMS chip, a vertical design instead of a microchannel horizontal one was proposed.
PDMS Vertical Chip Mold Fabrication
PDMS Vertical Chip Fabrication
PDMS Chip Sterilization
The mold was made of aluminium according to the following blueprint (figure 1).
Materials
- Molds
- Polycarbonate gold-coated membrane filters, 0.4 micron, 13mm diameter (Sterlitech) or polymerized membrane ( see protocol )
- Biopsy puncher (Kai biopsy puncher 2 mm and 4 mm)
- Conductive silver paste (MG Chemicals 8330S-21G)
- Tissue culture dish (TPP 93060, 53 mm internal diameter) Refer to Microfluidics: general protocols for further materials.
Procedure
- Prepare 15 g of PDMS monomer using section 1 of Microfluidics: general protocols .
- Demold the PDMS layer following section 2 of Microfluidics: general protocols . Ignore step 2.
- Cut PDMS layer in two halves.
- Drill a hole in the center of each half with a 4 mm biopsy puncher. Drill holes in one of the two layer with a 2 mm biopsy puncher (see figure 1).
- Prepare 2 mL of conductive silver paste following the manufacturer's instructions (Preheat parts A and B in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius, put 0.5 mL of part A and 0.5 mL part B in a Petri dish, mix with the toothpick).
- Apply a path of silver paste on bottom layer starting from the center hole and going outwards of the layer (figure 2). Deposit one half of a membrane filter on center hole. Put in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius for 2 hours.
- Bond the two layers together (figure 3) according to section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols .
- Take the bottom of a tissue culture dish and deposit the other half of the membrane filter in the center. Apply silver paste and put in the stove at 70 degrees Celsius for 2 hours (figure 3)
- Bond prepared tissue culture dish with product of step 7 (figure 4), bottom layer (figure 1) facing the dish, refering to section 3 of Microfluidics: general protocols .
Materials
- Bonded chip, product of section 2
- Big Petri dish (150 mm diameter)
- Gloves (Kimtech PFE)
- UV curing unit (DWS)
- Wrapfilm for food use (Ecopla France film pro)
- Parafilm (Bemis parafilm "M")
- Fridge
Procedure
- Open dishes containing bonded chips and put them in the UV curing unit with their corresponding lid.
- Expose to UV rays for 20 minutes.
- With gloves, put exposed dishes in a big Petri dish.
- Seal Petri dish with parafilm.
- Cover Petri dish with 3 layers of wrapfilm.
- Expose 15 minutes to UV rays.
- Cover Petri dish with 2 additional layers of wrapfilm.
- Store in fridge.