title: Elongated unique DNA strand deposition on microstructured substrate by receding meniscus assembly and capillary force.
abstract: Ordered deposition of elongated DNA molecules was achieved by the forced dewetting of a DNA solution droplet over a microstructured substrate. This technique allows trapping, uncoiling, and deposition of DNA fragments without the need of a physicochemical anchoring of the molecule and results in the combing of double stranded DNA from the edge of microwells on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. The technique involves scanning a droplet of DNA solution caught between a movable blade and a PDMS substrate containing an array of microwells. The deposition and elongation appears when the receding meniscus dewets microwells, the latter acting here as a perturbation in the dewetting line forcing the water film to break locally. Thus, DNA molecules can be deposited in an ordered manner and elongated conformation based solely on a physical phenomenon, allowing uncoiled DNA molecules to be observed in all their length. However, the exact mechanism that governs the deposition of DNA strands is not well understood. This paper is an analysis of the physical phenomenon occurring in the deposition process and is based on observations made with the use of high frame/second rate video microscopy.
authors.affiliation: IES CNRS, Université Montpellier 2, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Charlot
authors.affiliation: IES CNRS, Université Montpellier 2, France ; Université de Nîmes, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bardin
authors.affiliation: SANOFI, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: SANOFI, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.affiliation: SANOFI, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: IGMM CNRS, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwob
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