Mini-pillar microarray for individually electrochemical sensing in microdroplets

Abstract

High throughput and high sensitivity are two important aspects in multiple biomarker recognition, drug discovery and relevant biochemical sensing. Here, we integrate mini-pillar microarray with the circuit components toward high-throughput individual electrochemical sensing in microdroplets. On such droplet-microarray-based electrochemical platform, the high adhesion of the mini-pillar can hold a microdroplet (hundreds nanoliter to a few microliter) regardless of rotation and deformation. Each pillar as a unit has a three-electrode to achieve individual electrochemical sensing, and electrodes are integrated on one side to achieve the sequential electrochemical read-out. Qualitative and quantitative electrochemical assessments of multiple glucose concentrations in individual microdroplets are also achieved. Such mini-pillar-based individual electrochemical platform shows great potential in high-throughput and high-sensitive biomolecular recognitions, provides an opportunity to develop miniaturized sensing platform for emerging biological and pathological applications.