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Vizvari Z, Gyorfi N, Maczko G, Varga R, Jakabfi-Csepregi R, Sari Z, Furedi A, Bajtai E, Vajda F, Tadic V, Odry P, Karadi Z, Toth A. Reproducibility analysis of bioimpedance-based self-developed live cell assays. Sci Rep 2024; 14:16380. [PMID: 39013939 PMCID: PMC11252348 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67061-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Bioimpedance spectrum (BIS) measurements have a great future in in vitro experiments, meeting all the requirements for non-destructive and label-free methods. Nevertheless, a real basic research can provide the necessary milestones to achieve the success of the method. In this paper a self-developed technology-based approach for in vitro assays is proposed. Authors invented a special graphene-based measuring plate in order to assess the high sensitivity and reproducibility of introduced technique. The design of the self-produced BIS plates maximizes the detection capacity of qualitative changes in cell culture and it is robust against physical effects and artifacts. The plates do not influence the viability and proliferation, however the results are robust, stable and reproducible regardless of when and where the experiments are carried out. In this study, physiological saline concentrations, two cancer and stem cell lines were utilized. All the results were statistically tested and confirmed. The findings of the assays show, that the introduced BIS technology is appropriate to be used in vitro experiments with high efficacy. The experimental results demonstrate high correlation values across the replicates, and the model parameters suggested that the characteristic differences among the various cell lines can be detected using appropriate hypothesis tests.
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- Zoltan Vizvari
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 2, Pecs, 7624, Hungary.
- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary.
- Symbolic Methods in Material Analysis and Tomography Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary.
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- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Symbolic Methods in Material Analysis and Tomography Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Department of Technical Informatics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudosok korutja 2, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklos ut 29-33, Budapest, 1121, Hungary
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudosok korutja 2, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
- Semmelweis University Doctoral School, Ulloi str. 26, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudosok korutja 2, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
- Semmelweis University Doctoral School, Ulloi str. 26, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Symbolic Methods in Material Analysis and Tomography Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics, Óbuda University, Becsi str. 96/B, Budapest, 1034, Hungary
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- Symbolic Methods in Material Analysis and Tomography Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics, Óbuda University, Becsi str. 96/B, Budapest, 1034, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Multidisciplinary Medical and Engineering Cellular Bioimpedance Research Group, Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Symbolic Methods in Material Analysis and Tomography Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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Li SS, Xue CD, Li YJ, Chen XM, Zhao Y, Qin KR. Microfluidic characterization of single-cell biophysical properties and the applications in cancer diagnosis. Electrophoresis 2024; 45:1212-1232. [PMID: 37909658 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202300177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Single-cell biophysical properties play a crucial role in regulating cellular physiological states and functions, demonstrating significant potential in the fields of life sciences and clinical diagnostics. Therefore, over the last few decades, researchers have developed various detection tools to explore the relationship between the biophysical changes of biological cells and human diseases. With the rapid advancement of modern microfabrication technology, microfluidic devices have quickly emerged as a promising platform for single-cell analysis offering advantages including high-throughput, exceptional precision, and ease of manipulation. Consequently, this paper provides an overview of the recent advances in microfluidic analysis and detection systems for single-cell biophysical properties and their applications in the field of cancer. The working principles and latest research progress of single-cell biophysical property detection are first analyzed, highlighting the significance of electrical and mechanical properties. The development of data acquisition and processing methods for real-time, high-throughput, and practical applications are then discussed. Furthermore, the differences in biophysical properties between tumor and normal cells are outlined, illustrating the potential for utilizing single-cell biophysical properties for tumor cell identification, classification, and drug response assessment. Lastly, we summarize the limitations of existing microfluidic analysis and detection systems in single-cell biophysical properties, while also pointing out the prospects and future directions of their applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Shan-Shan Li
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomach Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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Sherif S, Ghallab YH, AbdelRaheem O, Ziko L, Siam R, Ismail Y. Optimization design of interdigitated microelectrodes with an insulation layer on the connection tracks to enhance efficiency of assessment of the cell viability. BMC Biomed Eng 2023; 5:4. [PMID: 37127658 PMCID: PMC10150490 DOI: 10.1186/s42490-023-00070-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Microelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy (µEIS) is a tiny device that utilizes fluid as a working medium in combination with biological cells to extract various electrical parameters. Dielectric parameters of biological cells are essential parameters that can be extracted using µEIS. µEIS has many advantages, such as portability, disposable sensors, and high-precision results. RESULTS The paper compares different configurations of interdigitated microelectrodes with and without a passivation layer on the cell contact tracks. The influence of the number of electrodes on the enhancement of the extracted impedance for different types of cells was provided and discussed. Different types of cells are experimentally tested, such as viable and non-viable MCF7, along with different buffer solutions. This study confirms the importance of µEIS for in vivo and in vitro applications. An essential application of µEIS is to differentiate between the cells' sizes based on the measured capacitance, which is indirectly related to the cells' size. The extracted statistical values reveal the capability and sensitivity of the system to distinguish between two clusters of cells based on viability and size. CONCLUSION A completely portable and easy-to-use system, including different sensor configurations, was designed, fabricated, and experimentally tested. The system was used to extract the dielectric parameters of the Microbeads and MCF7 cells immersed in different buffer solutions. The high sensitivity of the readout circuit, which enables it to extract the difference between the viable and non-viable cells, was provided and discussed. The proposed system can extract and differentiate between different types of cells based on cells' sizes; two other polystyrene microbeads with different sizes are tested. Contamination that may happen was avoided using a Microfluidic chamber. The study shows a good match between the experiment and simulation results. The study also shows the optimum number of interdigitated electrodes that can be used to extract the variation in the dielectric parameters of the cells without leakage current or parasitic capacitance.
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- Sameh Sherif
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
- Center of Nanoelectronics and Devices (CND), Zewail City of Science and Technology and The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt.
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
- Center of Nanoelectronics and Devices (CND), Zewail City of Science and Technology and The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo(AUC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo(AUC), Cairo, Egypt
- School of Life and Medical Sciences, the University of Hertfordshire, Hosted By Global Academic Foundation, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo(AUC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Center of Nanoelectronics and Devices (CND), Zewail City of Science and Technology and The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt
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Nguyen TH, Nguyen HA, Tran Thi YV, Hoang Tran D, Cao H, Chu Duc T, Bui TT, Do Quang L. Concepts, electrode configuration, characterization, and data analytics of electric and electrochemical microfluidic platforms: a review. Analyst 2023; 148:1912-1929. [PMID: 36928639 DOI: 10.1039/d2an02027k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Microfluidic cytometry (MC) and electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) are two important techniques in biomedical engineering. Microfluidic cytometry has been utilized in various fields such as stem cell differentiation and cancer metastasis studies, and provides a simple, label-free, real-time method for characterizing and monitoring cellular fates. The impedance microdevice, including impedance flow cytometry (IFC) and electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), is integrated into MC systems. IFC measures the impedance of individual cells as they flow through a microfluidic device, while EIS measures impedance changes during binding events on electrode regions. There have been significant efforts to improve and optimize these devices for both basic research and clinical applications, based on the concepts, electrode configurations, and cell fates. This review outlines the theoretical concepts, electrode engineering, and data analytics of these devices, and highlights future directions for development.
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- Thu Hang Nguyen
- University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- University of California, Irvine, USA
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- University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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