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Jonás A, Zemánek P. Light at work: the use of optical forces for particle manipulation, sorting, and analysis. Electrophoresis 2009; 29:4813-51. [PMID: 19130566 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We review the combinations of optical micro-manipulation with other techniques and their classical and emerging applications to non-contact optical separation and sorting of micro- and nanoparticle suspensions, compositional and structural analysis of specimens, and quantification of force interactions at the microscopic scale. The review aims at inspiring researchers, especially those working outside the optical micro-manipulation field, to find new and interesting applications of these methods.
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- Alexandr Jonás
- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the AS CR, vvi, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Krafft C, Dietzek B, Popp J. Raman and CARS microspectroscopy of cells and tissues. Analyst 2009; 134:1046-57. [DOI: 10.1039/b822354h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang H, Liu KK. Optical tweezers for single cells. J R Soc Interface 2008; 5:671-90. [PMID: 18381254 PMCID: PMC2408388 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Optical tweezers (OT) have emerged as an essential tool for manipulating single biological cells and performing sophisticated biophysical/biomechanical characterizations. Distinct advantages of using tweezers for these characterizations include non-contact force for cell manipulation, force resolution as accurate as 100aN and amiability to liquid medium environments. Their wide range of applications, such as transporting foreign materials into single cells, delivering cells to specific locations and sorting cells in microfluidic systems, are reviewed in this article. Recent developments of OT for nanomechanical characterization of various biological cells are discussed in terms of both their theoretical and experimental advancements. The future trends of employing OT in single cells, especially in stem cell delivery, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, are prospected. More importantly, current limitations and future challenges of OT for these new paradigms are also highlighted in this review.
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- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele UniversityStoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB, UK
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Lau AY, Lee LP, Chan JW. An integrated optofluidic platform for Raman-activated cell sorting. LAB ON A CHIP 2008; 8:1116-20. [PMID: 18584087 DOI: 10.1039/b803598a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report on integrated optofluidic Raman-activated cell sorting (RACS) platforms that combine multichannel microfluidic devices and laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy (LTRS) for delivery, identification, and simultaneous sorting of individual cells. The system allows label-free cell identification based on Raman spectroscopy and automated continuous cell sorting. Two optofluidic designs using hydrodynamic focusing and pinch-flow fractionation are evaluated based on their sorting design and flow velocity effect on the laser trapping efficiency at different laser power levels. A proof-of-principle demonstration of the integrated optofluidic LTRS system for the identification and sorting of two leukemia cell lines is presented. This functional prototype lays the foundation for the development of a label-free cell sorting platform based on intrinsic Raman markers for automated sampling and sorting of a large number of individual cells in solution.
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- Adrian Y Lau
- Applied Physics and Biophysics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-211, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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De Luca AC, Rusciano G, Ciancia R, Martinelli V, Pesce G, Rotoli B, Selvaggi L, Sasso A. Spectroscopical and mechanical characterization of normal and thalassemic red blood cells by Raman Tweezers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2008; 16:7943-57. [PMID: 18545504 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.007943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In this work, the effects of thalassemia, a blood disease quite diffuse in the Mediterranean sea region, have been investigated at single cell level using a Raman Tweezers system. By resonant excitation of hemoglobin Raman bands, we have examined the oxygenation capability of beta-thalassemic erythrocytes. A reduction of this fundamental erythrocyte function has been found. The measurements have been performed on a significant number of red blood cells; the relative statistical analysis is presented. Moreover, the response to photo-induced oxidative stress of diseased cells with respect to the normal ones has been analyzed. Finally, the deformability of thalassemic erythrocytes has been quantified by measuring the membrane shear modulus by using a double-trap system: the measurements have revealed an increase in membrane rigidity of more than 40%, giving evidence that the genetic defect associated to thalassemia, which manly relies on hemoglobin structure, also strongly affects the erythrocyte mechanical properties. Our results demonstrate that the developed set-up may have potential for the monitoring of blood diseases and their response to drug therapies.
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- Anna Chiara De Luca
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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Chen L, Choo J. Recent advances in surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection technology for microfluidic chips. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:1815-28. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Optical tweezers cause physiological damage to Escherichia coli and Listeria bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:2441-6. [PMID: 18310432 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02265-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We investigated the degree of physiological damage to bacterial cells caused by optical trapping using a 1,064-nm laser. The physiological condition of the cells was determined by their ability to maintain a pH gradient across the cell wall; healthy cells are able to maintain a pH gradient over the cell wall, whereas compromised cells are less efficient, thus giving rise to a diminished pH gradient. The pH gradient was measured by fluorescence ratio imaging microscopy by incorporating a pH-sensitive fluorescent probe, green fluorescent protein or 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester, inside the bacterial cells. We used the gram-negative species Escherichia coli and three gram-positive species, Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, and Bacillus subtilis. All cells exhibited some degree of physiological damage, but optically trapped E. coli and L. innocua cells and a subpopulation of L. monocytogenes cells, all grown with shaking, showed only a small decrease in pH gradient across the cell wall when trapped by 6 mW of laser power for 60 min. However, another subpopulation of Listeria monocytogenes cells exhibited signs of physiological damage even while trapped at 6 mW, as did B. subtilis cells. Increasing the laser power to 18 mW caused the pH gradient of both Listeria and E. coli cells to decrease within minutes. Moreover, both species of Listeria exhibited more-pronounced physiological damage when grown without shaking than was seen in cells grown with shaking, and the degree of damage is therefore also dependent on the growth conditions.
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Ruedas-Rama MJ, Domínguez-Vidal A, Radel S, Lendl B. Ultrasonic Trapping of Microparticles in Suspension and Reaction Monitoring Using Raman Microspectroscopy. Anal Chem 2007; 79:7853-7. [PMID: 17874849 DOI: 10.1021/ac071121l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An ultrasonic standing wave around 2 MHz has been used for trapping and concentration of suspended micrometer-size particles in a flow cell, whereas Raman microspectroscopy was used as a nondestructive technique to provide molecular information about the trapped particles. With this approach, detection and discrimination of different polymer microparticles based on their characteristic Raman spectra was performed. Dextran, poly(vinyl alcohol), and melamine resin-based beads, with and without functionalization, were used for this purpose. Furthermore, taking advantage of the flow-through characteristics of the cell and the versatility of the employed flow system, full control over the media surrounding the trapped particles was achieved. This allowed us to perform chemical reactions on the trapped particles and to monitor spectral changes in real time. Here retention of cation-exchanger beads loaded with silver ions and subsequent reduction of the silver ions was demonstrated. In this way, surface-enhanced Raman (SER) active beads were prepared and retained in the focus of the Raman microscope by means of the ultrasonic field. Injection of analytes in the flow system thus allowed recording of their SER spectra. Using 9-aminoacridine, a linear dependence of the found SER signal in the range from 1 to 10 microM has been achieved. The repeatability in the recorded SER intensities was on the order of 4-5%. This included bead retention, surface-enhanced Raman layer synthesis, and analyte detection.
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- María José Ruedas-Rama
- Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/164AC, A-1060 Vienna, Austria
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Zhang X, Yin H, Cooper JM, Haswell SJ. Characterization of cellular chemical dynamics using combined microfluidic and Raman techniques. Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 390:833-40. [PMID: 17849101 PMCID: PMC2226000 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-007-1564-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2007] [Revised: 08/14/2007] [Accepted: 08/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The integration of a range of technologies including microfluidics, surface-enhanced Raman scattering and confocal microspectroscopy has been successfully used to characterize in situ single living CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cells with a high degree of spatial (in three dimensions) and temporal (1 s per spectrum) resolution. Following the introduction of a continuous flow of ionomycin, the real time spectral response from the cell was monitored during the agonist-evoked Ca2+ flux process. The methodology described has the potential to be used for the study of the cellular dynamics of a range of signalling processes. Spectral mapping of a single CHO cell ![]()
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- Xunli Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX UK
- School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ UK
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ UK
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Hunt HC, Wilkinson JS. Optofluidic integration for microanalysis. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS 2007; 4:53-79. [PMID: 32214954 PMCID: PMC7087941 DOI: 10.1007/s10404-007-0223-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This review describes recent research in the application of optical techniques to microfluidic systems for chemical and biochemical analysis. The "lab-on-a-chip" presents great benefits in terms of reagent and sample consumption, speed, precision, and automation of analysis, and thus cost and ease of use, resulting in rapidly escalating adoption of microfluidic approaches. The use of light for detection of particles and chemical species within these systems is widespread because of the sensitivity and specificity which can be achieved, and optical trapping, manipulation and sorting of particles show significant benefits in terms of discrimination and reconfigurability. Nonetheless, the full integration of optical functions within microfluidic chips is in its infancy, and this review aims to highlight approaches, which may contribute to further miniaturisation and integration.
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- Hamish C. Hunt
- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ UK
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- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ UK
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Eriksson E, Scrimgeour J, Granéli A, Ramser K, Wellander R, Enger J, Hanstorp D, Goksör M. Optical manipulation and microfluidics for studies of single cell dynamics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/9/8/s02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ramser K, Wenseleers W, Dewilde S, Van Doorslaer S, Moens L, Hanstorp D. Micro-resonance Raman study of optically trapped Escherichia coli cells overexpressing human neuroglobin. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:044009. [PMID: 17867813 DOI: 10.1117/1.2753478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We describe the possibility of using a microresonance Raman spectrometer combined with a microfluidic system and optical tweezers to study Escherichia coli (E. coli) overexpressing wild type (wt) neuroglobin (NGB) and its E7Leu mutant, respectively. NGB is a recently discovered heme protein and its function still is a matter of debate. So far, the protein has been studied in its purified form, and in vivo measurements on the single cell level could give more information. To study the feasibility of the combined techniques, the possibilities of the setup are investigated by taking spectra from single cells and clusters of cells. We find that the microresonance Raman technique enables studies of the wt NGB protein in a living cell under fluctuating aerobic and anaerobic conditions. E. coli cells overexpressing wt NGB are stable, and the reversible oxygenation-deoxygenation can be studied over a long period of time. Further, the experiment indicates the presence of an enzymatic system in the bacteria reducing the ferric form NGB. The study of E. coli cells overexpressing E7Leu NGB, on the other hand, gives insight into limiting factors of the setup, such as cell lysis, photoinduced chemistry, and protein concentrations.
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- Kerstin Ramser
- Göteborgs University, Department of Physics, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Ramser K, Wenseleers W, Dewilde S, Van Doorslaer S, Moens L, Hanstorp D. A combined micro-resonance Raman and absorption set-up enabling in vivo studies under varying physiological conditions: The nerve globin in the nerve cord of Aphrodite aculeata. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 70:627-33. [PMID: 17383735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2007.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We hereby report on the design of a set-up combining micro-resonance Raman and absorption spectroscopy with a microfluidic system. The set-up enabled us to study the nerve globin of Aphrodite aculeata in the functional isolated nerve cord under varying physiological conditions for extended periods of time. The oxygenation cycle of the organism was triggered by utilizing the microfluidic system that allowed for a fast switch between aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The nerve globin was found to very easily shift from a penta-coordinated high spin ferrous form to the oxy state upon a change from anaerobic to aerobic conditions. The observed fast reaction to varying O(2) concentrations supports an oxygen-carrying and/or -storing function of the nerve globin. In addition, by combining resonance Raman and absorption spectroscopy, the physiological response could be distinguished from light-induced effects.
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- K Ramser
- Department of Physics, Göteborgs University, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Trandafir F, Hoogewijs D, Altieri F, Rivetti di Val Cervo P, Ramser K, Van Doorslaer S, Vanfleteren JR, Moens L, Dewilde S. Neuroglobin and cytoglobin as potential enzyme or substrate. Gene 2007; 398:103-13. [PMID: 17555889 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Revised: 02/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The possible enzymatic activities of neuro- and cytoglobin as well as their potential function as substrates in enzymatic reactions were studied. Neuro- and cytoglobin are found to show no appreciable superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase activities. However, the internal disulfide bond (CD7-D5) of human neuroglobin can be reduced by thioredoxin reductase. Furthermore, our in vivo and in vitro studies show that Escherichia coli cells contain an enzymatic reducing system that keeps the heme iron atom of neuroglobin in the Fe(2+) form in the presence of dioxygen despite the high autoxidation rate of the molecule. This reducing system needs a low-molecular-weight compound as co-factor. In vitro tests show that both NADH and NADPH can play this role. Furthermore, the reducing system is not specific for neuroglobin but allows the reduction of the ferric forms of other globins such as cytoglobin and myoglobin. A similar reducing system is present in eukaryotic tissue protein extracts.
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- F Trandafir
- Department of Physics of the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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A goal of modern biology is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular function. The ability to manipulate and analyze single cells is crucial for this task. The advent of microengineering is providing biologists with unprecedented opportunities for cell handling and investigation on a cell-by-cell basis. For this reason, lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technologies are emerging as the next revolution in tools for biological discovery. In the current discussion, we seek to summarize the state of the art for conventional technologies in use by biologists for the analysis of single, mammalian cells, and then compare LOC devices engineered for these same single-cell studies. While a review of the technical progress is included, a major goal is to present the view point of the practicing biologist and the advances that might increase adoption by these individuals. The LOC field is expanding rapidly, and we have focused on areas of broad interest to the biology community where the technology is sufficiently far advanced to contemplate near-term application in biological experimentation. Focus areas to be covered include flow cytometry, electrophoretic analysis of cell contents, fluorescent-indicator-based analyses, cells as small volume reactors, control of the cellular microenvironment, and single-cell PCR.
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- Christopher E Sims
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Lee WG, Bang H, Yun H, Lee J, Park J, Kim JK, Chung S, Cho K, Chung C, Han DC, Chang JK. On-chip erythrocyte deformability test under optical pressure. LAB ON A CHIP 2007; 7:516-9. [PMID: 17389970 DOI: 10.1039/b614912j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This paper presents a novel method for an on-chip erythrocyte deformability test under optical pressure, especially to enhance the level of sensitivity with respect to the detection of cancerous diseases. To demonstrate the performance and sensitivity of the combined method, we introduce the concept of transit velocity, a modified elongation index, and shape recovery time of individual erythrocytes in a strictly confined region (2 microm deep, 4 microm wide, and 100 microm long). Finally, we investigate a synergy or convergence effect due to the combination of these parameters for in situ detection of cancerous diseases under optical pressure.
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- Won Gu Lee
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Shinlim, Kwanak, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
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Zhang X, Yin H, Cooper JM, Haswell SJ. A microfluidic-based system for analysis of single cells based on Ca2+ flux. Electrophoresis 2007; 27:5093-100. [PMID: 17117377 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A microfluidic format-based system has been developed for in situ monitoring of the calcium flux response to agonists using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. The assay is based on measuring the fluorescent intensity of the calcium-sensitive indicator, Fluo-4 AM, and was performed in a modified glass chip channel, whose surface was functionalised using a silanisation method with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS) (enabling the cells to be immobilised on the channel surface). CHO cells calcium flux response was measured for different agonists over a range of concentrations. Cells and reagents were introduced into the chip in a continuous flow as a series of plugs in a given sequence.
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- Xunli Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Lambert PJ, Whitman AG, Dyson OF, Akula SM. Raman spectroscopy: the gateway into tomorrow's virology. Virol J 2006; 3:51. [PMID: 16805914 PMCID: PMC1526436 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-3-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Accepted: 06/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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In the molecular world, researchers act as detectives working hard to unravel the mysteries surrounding cells. One of the researchers' greatest tools in this endeavor has been Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique that measures the unique Raman spectra for every type of biological molecule. As such, Raman spectroscopy has the potential to provide scientists with a library of spectra that can be used to unravel the makeup of an unknown molecule. However, this technique is limited in that it is not able to manipulate particular structures without disturbing their unique environment. Recently, a novel technology that combines Raman spectroscopy with optical tweezers, termed Raman tweezers, evades this problem due to its ability to manipulate a sample without physical contact. As such, Raman tweezers has the potential to become an incredibly effective diagnostic tool for differentially distinguishing tissue, and therefore holds great promise in the field of virology for distinguishing between various virally infected cells. This review provides an introduction for a virologist into the world of spectroscopy and explores many of the potential applications of Raman tweezers in virology.
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- Phelps J Lambert
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Burnham DR, McGloin D. Holographic optical trapping of aerosol droplets. OPTICS EXPRESS 2006; 14:4175-4181. [PMID: 19516567 DOI: 10.1364/oe.14.004175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate the use of holographic optical tweezers for trapping particles in air, specifically aerosol droplets. We show the trapping and manipulation of arrays of liquid aerosols as well as the controlled coagulation of two or more droplets. We discuss the ability of spatial light modulators to manipulate airborne droplets in real time as well as highlight the difficulties associated with loading and trapping particles in such an environment. We conclude with a discussion of some of the applications of such a technique.
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Burnham DR, McGloin D. Holographic optical trapping of aerosol droplets. OPTICS EXPRESS 2006; 14:4176-4182. [PMID: 19516568 DOI: 10.1364/oe.14.004176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate the use of holographic optical tweezers for trapping particles in air, specifically aerosol droplets. We show the trapping and manipulation of arrays of liquid aerosols as well as the controlled coagulation of two or more droplets. We discuss the ability of spatial light modulators to manipulate airborne droplets in real time as well as highlight the difficulties associated with loading and trapping particles in such an environment. We conclude with a discussion of some of the applications of such a technique.
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The direction of modern analytical techniques is to push for lower detection limits, improved selectivity and sensitivity, faster analysis time, higher throughput, and more inexpensive analysis systems with ever-decreasing sample volumes. These very ambitious goals are exacerbated by the need to reduce the overall size of the device and the instrumentation - the quest for functional micrototal analysis systems epitomizes this. Microfluidic devices fabricated in glass, and more recently, in a variety of polymers, brings us a step closer to being able to achieve these stringent goals and to realize the economical fabrication of sophisticated instrumentation. However, this places a significant burden on the detection systems associated with microchip-based analysis systems. There is a need for a universal detector that can efficiently detect sample analytes in real time and with minimal sample manipulation steps, such as lengthy labeling protocols. This review highlights the advances in uncommon or less frequently used detection methods associated with microfluidic devices. As a result, the three most common methods - LIF, electrochemical, and mass spectrometric techniques - are omitted in order to focus on the more esoteric detection methods reported in the literature over the last 2 years.
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- Pertti J Viskari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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Yi C, Li CW, Ji S, Yang M. Microfluidics technology for manipulation and analysis of biological cells. Anal Chim Acta 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2005.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Svedberg F, Käll M. On the importance of optical forces in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Faraday Discuss 2006; 132:35-44; discussion 85-94. [PMID: 16833106 DOI: 10.1039/b509301p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This contribution reports on the combination of optical tweezers with SERS spectroscopy of colloidal silver nanoparticles covered by thiophenol. The experimental design is based on two different laser beams, one used for Raman excitation (lamda = 514.5 nm) and one for optical tweezing (lamda=830 nm). For a fixed Raman excitation power, the SERS signal from thiophenol is found to increase dramatically when the trapping laser is activated. This result is interpreted as a combination of two effects, an accumulation of nanoparticles in the optical trap and an optically induced aggregation of these nanoparticles.
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- Fredrik Svedberg
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Köhler JM, Henkel T. Chip devices for miniaturized biotechnology. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 69:113-25. [PMID: 16228204 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0176-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2005] [Revised: 08/11/2005] [Accepted: 09/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Chip devices were introduced in chemistry and molecular biology to improve the read-out of information from molecular systems by efficient analytical procedures and to organize automated experiments. Biochips and chip reactor systems are of interest for cellular processes, too, and can be regarded as components in interfaces for the information exchange between living nature and digital electronic systems. In this minireview, different types of chip reactors for biotechnological applications like nanotiterplates, chip thermocyclers and devices for segmented flow operations are discussed. Finally, an outlook is given on the application of chip reactor systems, which are promising tools for automated experiments with highly parallelized screening procedures, for artificial microcompartmentation, cell analogue systems, micro-ecological studies, investigations on modulated morphogenesis, and for a bioanalogue molecular nanotechnology.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Michael Köhler
- Technische Universität Ilmenau, Institut für Physik, Fachgebiet Physikalische Chemie/Mikroreaktionstechnik, Stiftungslehrstuhl der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Germany.
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