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Lomeli-Martin A, Ahamed N, Abhyankar VV, Lapizco-Encinas BH. Electropatterning-Contemporary developments for selective particle arrangements employing electrokinetics. Electrophoresis 2023; 44:884-909. [PMID: 37002779 PMCID: PMC10330388 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202200286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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The selective positioning and arrangement of distinct types of multiscale particles can be used in numerous applications in microfluidics, including integrated circuits, sensors and biochips. Electrokinetic (EK) techniques offer an extensive range of options for label-free manipulation and patterning of colloidal particles by exploiting the intrinsic electrical properties of the target of interest. EK-based techniques have been widely implemented in many recent studies, and various methodologies and microfluidic device designs have been developed to achieve patterning two- and three-dimensional (3D) patterned structures. This review provides an overview of the progress in electropatterning research during the last 5 years in the microfluidics arena. This article discusses the advances in the electropatterning of colloids, droplets, synthetic particles, cells, and gels. Each subsection analyzes the manipulation of the particles of interest via EK techniques such as electrophoresis and dielectrophoresis. The conclusions summarize recent advances and provide an outlook on the future of electropatterning in various fields of application, especially those with 3D arrangements as their end goal.
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- Adrian Lomeli-Martin
- Microscale Bioseparations Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Microscale Bioseparations Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Biological Microsystems Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Microscale Bioseparations Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA
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Wang Y, Tong N, Li F, Zhao K, Wang D, Niu Y, Xu F, Cheng J, Wang J. Trapping of a Single Microparticle Using AC Dielectrophoresis Forces in a Microfluidic Chip. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:159. [PMID: 36677221 PMCID: PMC9863554 DOI: 10.3390/mi14010159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Precise trap and manipulation of individual cells is a prerequisite for single-cell analysis, which has a wide range of applications in biology, chemistry, medicine, and materials. Herein, a microfluidic trapping system with a 3D electrode based on AC dielectrophoresis (DEP) technology is proposed, which can achieve the precise trapping and release of specific microparticles. The 3D electrode consists of four rectangular stereoscopic electrodes with an acute angle near the trapping chamber. It is made of Ag-PDMS material, and is the same height as the channel, which ensures the uniform DEP force will be received in the whole channel space, ensuring a better trapping effect can be achieved. The numerical simulation was conducted in terms of electrode height, angle, and channel width. Based on the simulation results, an optimal chip structure was obtained. Then, the polystyrene particles with different diameters were used as the samples to verify the effectiveness of the designed trapping system. The findings of this research will contribute to the application of cell trapping and manipulation, as well as single-cell analysis.
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- Yanjuan Wang
- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Sensing and Intelligent Detection, College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Sensing and Intelligent Detection, College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Sensing and Intelligent Detection, College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Sensing and Intelligent Detection, College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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Wang X, Wang Z, Yu C, Ge Z, Yang W. Advances in precise single-cell capture for analysis and biological applications. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:3047-3063. [PMID: 35946358 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00625a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cells are the basic structural and functional units of living organisms. However, conventional cell analysis only averages millions of cell populations, and some important information is lost. It is essential to quantitatively characterize the physiology and pathology of single-cell activities. Precise single-cell capture is an extremely challenging task during cell sample preparation. In this review, we summarize the category of technologies to capture single cells precisely with a focus on the latest development in the last five years. Each technology has its own set of benefits and specific challenges, which provide opportunities for researchers in different fields. Accordingly, we introduce the applications of captured single cells in cancer diagnosis, analysis of metabolism and secretion, and disease treatment. Finally, some perspectives are provided on the current development trends, future research directions, and challenges of single-cell capture.
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- Xiaowen Wang
- School of Electromechanical and Automotive Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China.
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- School of Electromechanical and Automotive Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China.
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- College of Computer Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Electromechanical and Automotive Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China.
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Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility profiling using impedance spectroscopy. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 200:113876. [PMID: 34974262 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) techniques based on bacterial culture, gene amplification and mass spectrometry are highly time consuming, labour intensive or expensive. Impedance spectroscopy is an emerging tool for rapid bacterial analysis as it is label-free, real-time, affordable and high-throughput. The over-reliance of this technique on complex chip designs and cell enrichment strategies has, however, slowed its foray into clinical AST. We demonstrate a label-free approach in which a low conductivity zwitterionic buffer is used for boosting impedance sensitivity in simple interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) allowing rapid AST in just 20 min without any liquid flow, biofunctionalization or cell enrichment steps. The detection principle relies on measuring changes in solution resistance due to antibiotic-induced bacterial cell death or growth. While the death-based approach is faster (20 min), it's restricted to surface-acting bactericidal antibiotics. The cell growth approach is longer (60-80 min) but more versatile as it applies to all drug types. Results for antibiotic sensitivity analysis and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination are illustrated for Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus against a wide class of antibiotics (penicillins, cephalosporins, polymyxins, carbapenems etc.).
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Controlled spatial organization of bacterial growth reveals key role of cell filamentation preceding Xylella fastidiosa biofilm formation. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2021; 7:86. [PMID: 34876576 PMCID: PMC8651647 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00258-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The morphological plasticity of bacteria to form filamentous cells commonly represents an adaptive strategy induced by stresses. In contrast, for diverse human and plant pathogens, filamentous cells have been recently observed during biofilm formation, but their functions and triggering mechanisms remain unclear. To experimentally identify the underlying function and hypothesized cell communication triggers of such cell morphogenesis, spatially controlled cell patterning is pivotal. Here, we demonstrate highly selective cell adhesion of the biofilm-forming phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa to gold-patterned SiO2 substrates with well-defined geometries and dimensions. The consequent control of both cell density and distances between cell clusters demonstrated that filamentous cell formation depends on cell cluster density, and their ability to interconnect neighboring cell clusters is distance-dependent. This process allows the creation of large interconnected cell clusters that form the structural framework for macroscale biofilms. The addition of diffusible signaling molecules from supernatant extracts provides evidence that cell filamentation is induced by quorum sensing. These findings and our innovative platform could facilitate therapeutic developments targeting biofilm formation mechanisms of X. fastidiosa and other pathogens.
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Anand S, Swami P, Goel G, Gupta S. Zwitterions for impedance spectroscopy: The new buffers in town. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1166:338547. [PMID: 34022999 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Studying the role of buffers in impedance spectroscopy is a relatively unexplored area. We demonstrate a special class of biologically relevant buffers known as Good's zwitterionic buffers that show improved performance over standard electrolyte buffers (e.g. PBS) currently widely used in impedance spectroscopy measurements of bacterial suspensions. Our theoretical and experimental comparisons of conductivity of classical and zwitterionic buffers at various different concentrations show that ion-ion interaction effects are significantly higher in zwitterionic buffers as compared to classical buffers at the concentrations at which they are used. This and the fact that zwitterions have larger sizes leads to the lowering of their conductivity which significantly improves their impedance sensing ability. We illustrate through an example of heat-induced ionic release in model S. typhi and S. aureus bacteria that having a low conductivity buffer is indeed beneficial for biological impedance measurements. In fact, the best buffer for impedance studies can be chosen solely based on their electrical properties as long as they are also biologically compatible. This gives Good's zwitterionic buffers an edge over conventional media as they satisfy both these criteria.
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- Satyam Anand
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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Soto F, Wang J, Deshmukh S, Demirci U. Reversible Design of Dynamic Assemblies at Small Scales. ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 3:2000193. [PMID: 35663639 PMCID: PMC9165726 DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202000193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Emerging bottom-up fabrication methods have enabled the assembly of synthetic colloids, microrobots, living cells, and organoids to create intricate structures with unique properties that transcend their individual components. This review provides an access point to the latest developments in externally driven assembly of synthetic and biological components. In particular, we emphasize reversibility, which enables the fabrication of multiscale systems that would not be possible under traditional techniques. Magnetic, acoustic, optical, and electric fields are the most promising methods for controlling the reversible assembly of biological and synthetic subunits since they can reprogram their assembly by switching on/off the external field or shaping these fields. We feature capabilities to dynamically actuate the assembly configuration by modulating the properties of the external stimuli, including frequency and amplitude. We describe the design principles which enable the assembly of reconfigurable structures. Finally, we foresee that the high degree of control capabilities offered by externally driven assembly will enable broad access to increasingly robust design principles towards building advanced dynamic intelligent systems.
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- Fernando Soto
- Bio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 94304-5427, USA
- Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304-5427, USA
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- Bio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 94304-5427, USA
- Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304-5427, USA
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- Bio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 94304-5427, USA
- Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304-5427, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305-4125, USA
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- Bio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 94304-5427, USA
- Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304-5427, USA
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Swami P, Sharma A, Anand S, Gupta S. DEPIS: A combined dielectrophoresis and impedance spectroscopy platform for rapid cell viability and antimicrobial susceptibility analysis. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 182:113190. [PMID: 33866070 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is caused by inappropriate or excessive antibiotic consumption. Early diagnosis of bacterial infections can greatly curb empirical treatment and thus AMR. Current diagnostic procedures are time-consuming as they rely on gene amplification and cell culture techniques that are inherently limited by the doubling rate of the involved species. Further, biochemical methods for species identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing for drug/dose effectiveness take several days and are non-scalable. We report a real-time, label-free approach called DEPIS that combines dielectrophoresis (DEP) for bacterial enrichment and impedance spectroscopy (IS) for cell viability analysis under 60 min. Target bacteria are captured on interdigitated electrodes using DEP (30 min) and their antibiotic-induced stress response is measured using IS (another 30 min). This principle is used to generate minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) plots by measuring impedance change due to ionic release by dying bacteria in a low conductivity buffer. The results are rapid since they rely on cell death rather than cell growth which is an intrinsically slower process. The results are also highly specific and work across all bactericidal antibiotics studied, irrespective of their cellular target or drug action mechanism. More importantly, preliminary results with clinical isolates show that methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) can easily be differentiated from methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) under 1 h. This rapid cell analyses approach can aid in faster diagnosis of bacterial infections and benefit the clinical decision-making process for antibiotic treatment, addressing the critical issue of AMR.
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- Pragya Swami
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India.
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Lu Y, Yang Q, Wu J. Recent advances in biosensor-integrated enrichment methods for preconcentrating and detecting the low-abundant analytes in agriculture and food samples. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Xu X, Wang J, Wu L, Guo J, Song Y, Tian T, Wang W, Zhu Z, Yang C. Microfluidic Single-Cell Omics Analysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1903905. [PMID: 31544338 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The commonly existing cellular heterogeneity plays a critical role in biological processes such as embryonic development, cell differentiation, and disease progress. Single-cell omics-based heterogeneous studies have great significance for identifying different cell populations, discovering new cell types, revealing informative cell features, and uncovering significant interrelationships between cells. Recently, microfluidics has evolved to be a powerful technology for single-cell omics analysis due to its merits of throughput, sensitivity, and accuracy. Herein, the recent advances of microfluidic single-cell omics analysis, including different microfluidic platform designs, lysis strategies, and omics analysis techniques, are reviewed. Representative applications of microfluidic single-cell omics analysis in complex biological studies are then summarized. Finally, a few perspectives on the future challenges and development trends of microfluidic-assisted single-cell omics analysis are discussed.
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- Xing Xu
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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Ma Z, Holle AW, Melde K, Qiu T, Poeppel K, Kadiri VM, Fischer P. Acoustic Holographic Cell Patterning in a Biocompatible Hydrogel. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1904181. [PMID: 31782570 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Acoustophoresis is promising as a rapid, biocompatible, noncontact cell manipulation method, where cells are arranged along the nodes or antinodes of the acoustic field. Typically, the acoustic field is formed in a resonator, which results in highly symmetric regular patterns. However, arbitrary, nonsymmetrically shaped cell assemblies are necessary to obtain the irregular cellular arrangements found in biological tissues. It is shown that arbitrarily shaped cell patterns can be obtained from the complex acoustic field distribution defined by an acoustic hologram. Attenuation of the sound field induces localized acoustic streaming and the resultant convection flow gently delivers the suspended cells to the image plane where they form the designed pattern. It is shown that the process can be implemented in a biocompatible collagen solution, which can then undergo gelation to immobilize the cell pattern inside the viscoelastic matrix. The patterned cells exhibit F-actin-based protrusions, which indicate that the cells grow and thrive within the matrix. Cell viability assays and brightfield imaging after one week confirm cell survival and that the patterns persist. Acoustophoretic cell manipulation by holographic fields thus holds promise for noncontact, long-range, long-term cellular pattern formation, with a wide variety of potential applications in tissue engineering and mechanobiology.
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- Zhichao Ma
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Yang H, Li H, Xu D. High-density micro-well array with aptamer-silver conjugates for cell sorting and imaging at single cells. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1063:127-135. [PMID: 30967176 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Characterizing cell behavior is important to modern medical diagnoses as the changes of cell behavior are often indicators of huge diseases. In order to gain enough information about cells, developing novel methods of cell sorting and imaging is an important task. With development of micro-fabrication technologies, more advanced miniaturized devices are applied to cell research. Here, a portable and easy-to-use chip with high-density periodic micro-well array is designed and fabricated to capture target cells specifically. Combining with aptamer-silver conjugates and FAM functioned report probes, the sandwich assay was successfully applied for imaging cells. Any well of the chip is carefully designed to provide abundant information on single cells. Since there are 19,200 microwells in a single chip, more information is available. Compared to other cells, such as HEK-293, MCF-7, U2OS and Ramos cells, the sandwich assay shows high specificity towards target cell CCRF-CEM. What's more, the applications of the chip can be further expanded to other cells imaging if suitable aptamers were selected. This high-density micro-well array of aptamer-silver conjugates is hopeful to play an important role in medical diagnosis in the future.
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- Hao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, No 163, Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, No 163, Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, No 163, Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Wu J, Lin JM. Microfluidic Technology for Single-Cell Capture and Isolation. MICROFLUIDICS FOR SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9729-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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