CA2078568C - Method of improving assay sensitivity - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of reducing scattering of light emerging from an optical edge of an optical waveguide.
According to the invention, the optical edge is maintained in intimate contact with an index matching substance which itself also forms or intimately contacts a further optical component. The invention also relates to a disposable holder suitable for use in the method.
According to the invention, the optical edge is maintained in intimate contact with an index matching substance which itself also forms or intimately contacts a further optical component. The invention also relates to a disposable holder suitable for use in the method.
Description
Method of Improving Assay Sensitivity The present invention relates to a method of improving the sensitivity of optical assays wherein the light signal to be analyzed emerges from the edge of an optical waveguide. The invention is particularly applicable to assays carried out using fluorescence capillary fill devices (FCFD's) in which an optical waveguide forms one plate of the device.
FCFD's and methods for their manufacture are described in detail in EP-A-171148, whilst photometric methods including assays carried out using FCFD's are described in EP-A-170376.
Assays involving FCFD's rely on angular separation, in light emerging from the optical waveguide, between fluorescence originating from molecules in sample liquid within the FCFD cavity and fluorescence orginating from molecules bound, directly or indirectly, to the waveguide.
This angular separation occurs because fluorescent material in solution can only fluoresce into the waveguide at relatively large angles relative to the plane of the waveguide since the angle of any incident beam relative to this plane will be increased by refraction at the solution/waveguide interface. Such light consequently emerges from the waveguide at large angles (e.g. > 47°
relative to the axis of the waveguide). Fluorescent material bound to the surface of the waveguide, on the other hand, emits light into the waveguide at all angles, which light thereafter emerges from the waveguide over a wide range of angles relative to the axis of the waveguide. Thus, by measuring the intensity of 3o fluorescent light emerging from the waveguide at relatively small angles to the axis of the guide (e. g.
<_ 45° to the axis), it is possible to assess the quantity of fluorescent material bound to the surface of the waveguide since the fluorescent light output in this angular zone is substantially free from fluorescence SUB~T1TUTE 5~-3~ET
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As described in EP-A-171148, a convenient method of manufacturing FCFD's involves preparation of coated glass 'sandwiches' from which individual FCFD's are separated by scribing and breaking. This manufacturing process permits the inexpensive bulk production of FCFD's, this being particularly desirable in view of the disposable nature of these devices.
It is difficult within the context of such a bulk production process, however, to design scribing and breaking procedures which consistently produce FCFD's in which the end of the waveguide from which emerging light is detected (hereinafter referred to as "the optical edge") is optically smooth. It will be appreciated that surface irregularities at the optical edge will give rise to some degree of light scattering and consequent mixing of the narrow angle light emission attributable only to surface-bound fluorescent material and the broader angle emission attributable to both surface-bound fluorescent material and fluorescent material in solution. This inevitably degrades the signal quality and overall performance of optical assay techniques using FCFD's.
The present invention is based on the discovery that light scattering at the optical edge can be substantially reduced in a particularly simple and efficient manner if the optical edge is contacted with an index matching substance so as to avoid having an optical edge/air interface.
Thus according to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method of reducing scattering of light emerging from an optical edge of an optical waveguide wherein said optical edge is maintained in intimate contact with an index matching substance which itself also forms or intimately contacts a further optical component and wherein the optical waveguide forms part of an FCFD
positioned in a disposable holder comprising said optical component.
By "index matching substance" is meant a substance s .._ ~_'.-.~tF.:~a "w~~~~'em Pa.ie-;t Office ~~G~t~ Ir~~;.:;::~~ionai Application S~BSTIT~TE SHEET
FCFD's and methods for their manufacture are described in detail in EP-A-171148, whilst photometric methods including assays carried out using FCFD's are described in EP-A-170376.
Assays involving FCFD's rely on angular separation, in light emerging from the optical waveguide, between fluorescence originating from molecules in sample liquid within the FCFD cavity and fluorescence orginating from molecules bound, directly or indirectly, to the waveguide.
This angular separation occurs because fluorescent material in solution can only fluoresce into the waveguide at relatively large angles relative to the plane of the waveguide since the angle of any incident beam relative to this plane will be increased by refraction at the solution/waveguide interface. Such light consequently emerges from the waveguide at large angles (e.g. > 47°
relative to the axis of the waveguide). Fluorescent material bound to the surface of the waveguide, on the other hand, emits light into the waveguide at all angles, which light thereafter emerges from the waveguide over a wide range of angles relative to the axis of the waveguide. Thus, by measuring the intensity of 3o fluorescent light emerging from the waveguide at relatively small angles to the axis of the guide (e. g.
<_ 45° to the axis), it is possible to assess the quantity of fluorescent material bound to the surface of the waveguide since the fluorescent light output in this angular zone is substantially free from fluorescence SUB~T1TUTE 5~-3~ET
~~~u~ ~ ~ i o 0 5 s~
16 ~~ 92 arising from fluorescent material in solution.
As described in EP-A-171148, a convenient method of manufacturing FCFD's involves preparation of coated glass 'sandwiches' from which individual FCFD's are separated by scribing and breaking. This manufacturing process permits the inexpensive bulk production of FCFD's, this being particularly desirable in view of the disposable nature of these devices.
It is difficult within the context of such a bulk production process, however, to design scribing and breaking procedures which consistently produce FCFD's in which the end of the waveguide from which emerging light is detected (hereinafter referred to as "the optical edge") is optically smooth. It will be appreciated that surface irregularities at the optical edge will give rise to some degree of light scattering and consequent mixing of the narrow angle light emission attributable only to surface-bound fluorescent material and the broader angle emission attributable to both surface-bound fluorescent material and fluorescent material in solution. This inevitably degrades the signal quality and overall performance of optical assay techniques using FCFD's.
The present invention is based on the discovery that light scattering at the optical edge can be substantially reduced in a particularly simple and efficient manner if the optical edge is contacted with an index matching substance so as to avoid having an optical edge/air interface.
Thus according to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method of reducing scattering of light emerging from an optical edge of an optical waveguide wherein said optical edge is maintained in intimate contact with an index matching substance which itself also forms or intimately contacts a further optical component and wherein the optical waveguide forms part of an FCFD
positioned in a disposable holder comprising said optical component.
By "index matching substance" is meant a substance s .._ ~_'.-.~tF.:~a "w~~~~'em Pa.ie-;t Office ~~G~t~ Ir~~;.:;::~~ionai Application S~BSTIT~TE SHEET
having a refractive index similar to that of the material of the optical waveguide, e.g. having a refractive index which is ~ 10% that of the waveguide. - Since high index glass as normally used in the production of waveguides typically has a refractive index of about 1.5, index matching substances having a refractive index in the range 1.35-1.65 are particularly appropriate for such applications.
Intimate contact between the optical edge and the index matching substance may be achieved by, for example, selecting an index matching substance which is a liquid or gel, or by employing precursors for a substantially transparent solid which pliably moulds to the surface of the optical edge before subsequently setting or otherwise solidifying.
Suitable liquid index matching substances include those traditionally employed as immersion fluids in microscopy, such as cedar oil and Canada balsam. Other liquids with appropriate refractive indices include silicones, ethyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, aniline, benzene, glycerol, paraffin oil and turpentine. Appropriate gels include, for example, silicone gels. Suitable precursors for solids include adhesives which may, for example, be selected from appropriate epoxy and acrylate systems, and optical cements as well as plastics materials (including thermoplastics) with appropriate refractive index, for example silane elastomers. Alternatively, readily meltable solids of appropriate refractive index, e.g.
naphthalene, may be applied in molten form and then allowed to cool and solidify.
The method of the invention may, for example, be effected by index matching the optical edge to a defined optically smooth component, such as an optical flat, which forms the first stage of an optical detector train. Index matching may, for example, be made to an optical structure as described in published application WO 90/15985.
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2078568 1b June 1992 16 0~ 92 The disposable holder, in which one or more FCFD's are positioned, is advantageously of the radially extending type described in published patent application WO 90/11830.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided an optical assay unit comprising a disposable holder, said holder comprising an optical component (e. g.
a lens) adapted to form the first stage of an optical detector train, an FCFD (comprising a planar optical waveguide with an optical edge) mounted in said holder, and an index-matching substance intimately contacting said optical edge and said optical component.
In the accompanying non-limitative drawings, which serve to illustrate the invention without in any way .
limiting the same:-Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a portion of a disposable holder incorporating an FCFD, and Fig.2 is a vertical section through part of an alternative form of holder incorporating an FCFD.
Fig.3 is an enlarged partial view of the cross section of Fig.2.
Referring to Fig.l in greater detail, upper glass plate 1 and optical wave guide 2 make up an FCFD mounted by means not shown in a disposable holder (e. g. produced by injection moulding), a part of which is shown as 3. It is preferred that the design of the holder is such that a plurality of FCFD cells radiate horizontally from a central vertical axis. That part of the edge of the holder-closest to optical wave guide 2 is configured as a lens 4 associating with optical detector 5. Index matching substance 6, which is advantageously a solid such as an optical cement or appropriate plastic which during application pliably moulds to the optical edge 7 of waveguide 2, ensures that scattering of. light between optical edge 7 and lens 4 is minimised.
In the configuration shown in Fig. 2 the upper glass plate 1 and optical waveguide 2 which constitute an FCFD
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°;~ ~ 1: ~._ . ~~i~nai Application are mounted in a holder comprising a base unit 8 and lid 9. A glass window 10 is mounted between said base unit 8 and lid 9 and is matched to the optical edge of wave guide 2 by means of index matching substance 6.
Intimate contact between the optical edge and the index matching substance may be achieved by, for example, selecting an index matching substance which is a liquid or gel, or by employing precursors for a substantially transparent solid which pliably moulds to the surface of the optical edge before subsequently setting or otherwise solidifying.
Suitable liquid index matching substances include those traditionally employed as immersion fluids in microscopy, such as cedar oil and Canada balsam. Other liquids with appropriate refractive indices include silicones, ethyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, aniline, benzene, glycerol, paraffin oil and turpentine. Appropriate gels include, for example, silicone gels. Suitable precursors for solids include adhesives which may, for example, be selected from appropriate epoxy and acrylate systems, and optical cements as well as plastics materials (including thermoplastics) with appropriate refractive index, for example silane elastomers. Alternatively, readily meltable solids of appropriate refractive index, e.g.
naphthalene, may be applied in molten form and then allowed to cool and solidify.
The method of the invention may, for example, be effected by index matching the optical edge to a defined optically smooth component, such as an optical flat, which forms the first stage of an optical detector train. Index matching may, for example, be made to an optical structure as described in published application WO 90/15985.
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2078568 1b June 1992 16 0~ 92 The disposable holder, in which one or more FCFD's are positioned, is advantageously of the radially extending type described in published patent application WO 90/11830.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided an optical assay unit comprising a disposable holder, said holder comprising an optical component (e. g.
a lens) adapted to form the first stage of an optical detector train, an FCFD (comprising a planar optical waveguide with an optical edge) mounted in said holder, and an index-matching substance intimately contacting said optical edge and said optical component.
In the accompanying non-limitative drawings, which serve to illustrate the invention without in any way .
limiting the same:-Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a portion of a disposable holder incorporating an FCFD, and Fig.2 is a vertical section through part of an alternative form of holder incorporating an FCFD.
Fig.3 is an enlarged partial view of the cross section of Fig.2.
Referring to Fig.l in greater detail, upper glass plate 1 and optical wave guide 2 make up an FCFD mounted by means not shown in a disposable holder (e. g. produced by injection moulding), a part of which is shown as 3. It is preferred that the design of the holder is such that a plurality of FCFD cells radiate horizontally from a central vertical axis. That part of the edge of the holder-closest to optical wave guide 2 is configured as a lens 4 associating with optical detector 5. Index matching substance 6, which is advantageously a solid such as an optical cement or appropriate plastic which during application pliably moulds to the optical edge 7 of waveguide 2, ensures that scattering of. light between optical edge 7 and lens 4 is minimised.
In the configuration shown in Fig. 2 the upper glass plate 1 and optical waveguide 2 which constitute an FCFD
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°;~ ~ 1: ~._ . ~~i~nai Application are mounted in a holder comprising a base unit 8 and lid 9. A glass window 10 is mounted between said base unit 8 and lid 9 and is matched to the optical edge of wave guide 2 by means of index matching substance 6.
5 For a better understanding of the invention the following non-limitative Example is provided by way of illustration:
Example 1 The configuration illustrated in Fig.2 is employed.
The glass window 10 is a flame polished microscope slide (e. g. as manufactured by Chance Propper Ltd., Smethwick, Warley, U.K.) which is cut to appropriate dimensions. As shown in Fig.3, the height of the glass window is chosen so that those light rays 11, 12 which would normally (i.e.
in the absence of index matching material) emerge from the waveguide at angles <47° to the axis thereof are refracted by the glass window without being reflected off its edge surface 13. For an FCFD with an optical edge of dimensions 1.1 mm by 10 mm, a suitable window is 4 mm by 10 mm with a thickness of 1.0 mm.
During assembly of the apparatus, the FCFD and glass window are placed in appropriately moulded features in the (usually plastic) base unit 8 so that there is a small gap of approximately 0.1 mm between the optical edge 7 of the FCFD and the glass window. A drop of index matching material such as a UV-curable optical adhesive (e. g.
Norland Optical Adhesive 81, Norland Products Inc., New Brunswick, U.S.A.) is then applied so that the small gap fills by capillary action and the adhesive is retained between the two components by surface tension. The adhesive is then cured by exposure to ultraviolet light at a wavelength of between 320 nm and 400 nm. The holder lid 9 is then attached to the base 8 and the whole may be stored for future use.
Example 1 The configuration illustrated in Fig.2 is employed.
The glass window 10 is a flame polished microscope slide (e. g. as manufactured by Chance Propper Ltd., Smethwick, Warley, U.K.) which is cut to appropriate dimensions. As shown in Fig.3, the height of the glass window is chosen so that those light rays 11, 12 which would normally (i.e.
in the absence of index matching material) emerge from the waveguide at angles <47° to the axis thereof are refracted by the glass window without being reflected off its edge surface 13. For an FCFD with an optical edge of dimensions 1.1 mm by 10 mm, a suitable window is 4 mm by 10 mm with a thickness of 1.0 mm.
During assembly of the apparatus, the FCFD and glass window are placed in appropriately moulded features in the (usually plastic) base unit 8 so that there is a small gap of approximately 0.1 mm between the optical edge 7 of the FCFD and the glass window. A drop of index matching material such as a UV-curable optical adhesive (e. g.
Norland Optical Adhesive 81, Norland Products Inc., New Brunswick, U.S.A.) is then applied so that the small gap fills by capillary action and the adhesive is retained between the two components by surface tension. The adhesive is then cured by exposure to ultraviolet light at a wavelength of between 320 nm and 400 nm. The holder lid 9 is then attached to the base 8 and the whole may be stored for future use.
Claims (6)
1. An optical assay unit comprising a disposable holder, said holder comprising an optical component adapted to form the first stage of an optical detector train, a fluorescence capillary fill device (FCFD) mounted in said holder, said FCFD comprising a planar optical waveguide with an optical edge, and an index-matching substance intimately contacting said optical edge and said optical component.
2. An optical assay unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the optical component comprises a lens or an optical flat.
3. An optical assay unit as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 comprising more than one FCFD and more than one optical component.
4. An optical assay unit as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the index-matching substance is a liquid, a gel or a solid and is a precursor for a substantially transparent solid capable of being pliably moulded to the surface of the optical edge before setting or otherwise solidifying, said index-matching substance having a refractive index of between 1.35 and 1.65 after setting.
5. A method of reducing scattering of light emerging from an optical edge of an optical waveguide wherein said optical edge is maintained in intimate contact with an index-matching substance which intimately contacts a further optical component and wherein the optical waveguide forms part of an FCFD positioned in a disposable holder comprising said optical component.
6. A kit for use in a method as claimed in claim 5 comprising (a) one or more FCFD(s), (b) an index-matching substance and (c) a disposable holder adapted to receive said FCFD(s) and comprising one or more optical component(s) adapted to form the first stage of an optical detector train.
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