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Brandi C, De Ninno A, Ruggiero F, Limiti E, Abbruzzese F, Trombetta M, Rainer A, Bisegna P, Caselli F. On the compatibility of single-cell microcarriers (nanovials) with microfluidic impedance cytometry. LAB ON A CHIP 2024; 24:2883-2892. [PMID: 38717432 DOI: 10.1039/d4lc00002a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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We investigate for the first time the compatibility of nanovials with microfluidic impedance cytometry (MIC). Nanovials are suspendable crescent-shaped single-cell microcarriers that enable specific cell adhesion, the creation of compartments for undisturbed cell growth and secretion, as well as protection against wall shear stress. MIC is a label-free single-cell technique that characterizes flowing cells based on their electrical fingerprints and it is especially targeted to cells that are naturally in suspension. Combining nanovial technology with MIC is intriguing as it would represent a robust framework for the electrical analysis of single adherent cells at high throughput. Here, as a proof-of-concept, we report the MIC analysis of mesenchymal stromal cells loaded in nanovials. The electrical analysis is supported by numerical simulations and validated by means of optical analysis. We demonstrate that the electrical diameter can discriminate among free cells, empty nanovials, cell-loaded nanovials, and clusters, thus grounding the foundation for the use of nanovials in MIC. Furthermore, we investigate the potentiality of MIC to assess the electrical phenotype of cells loaded in nanovials and we draw directions for future studies.
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- Cristian Brandi
- Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies (CNR - IFN), Rome, Italy
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies (CNR - IFN), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy
- National Research Council - Institute of Nanotechnology (CNR-NANOTEC), c/o Campus Ecotekne, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Stapelmann K, Gershman S, Miller V. Plasma-liquid interactions in the presence of organic matter-A perspective. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 2024; 135:160901. [PMID: 38681528 PMCID: PMC11055635 DOI: 10.1063/5.0203125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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As investigations in the biomedical applications of plasma advance, a demand for describing safe and efficacious delivery of plasma is emerging. It is quite clear that not all plasmas are "equal" for all applications. This Perspective discusses limitations of the existing parameters used to define plasma in context of the need for the "right plasma" at the "right dose" for each "disease system." The validity of results extrapolated from in vitro studies to preclinical and clinical applications is discussed. We make a case for studying the whole system as a single unit, in situ. Furthermore, we argue that while plasma-generated chemical species are the proposed key effectors in biological systems, the contribution of physical effectors (electric fields, surface charging, dielectric properties of target, changes in gap electric fields, etc.) must not be ignored.
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- Katharina Stapelmann
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
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- Center for Molecular Virology and Gene Therapy, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA
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D M Campos C, Uning KT, Barmuta P, Markovic T, Yadav R, Mangraviti G, Ocket I, Van Roy W, Lagae L, Liu C. Use of high frequency electrorotation to identify cytoplasmic changes in cells non-disruptively. Biomed Microdevices 2023; 25:39. [PMID: 37801137 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-023-00677-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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In this paper we demonstrate how the use of frequencies ranging from 50 kHz to 5 GHz in the analysis of cells by electrorotation can open the path to the identification of differences not detectable by conventional set-ups. Earlier works usually reported electrorotation devices operating below 20 MHz, limiting the response obtained to properties associated with the cell membrane. Those devices are thus unable to resolve the physiological properties in the cytoplasm. We used microwave-based technology to extend the frequency operation to 5 GHz. At high frequencies (from tens of MHz to GHz), the electromagnetic signal passes through the membrane and allows probing the cytoplasm. This enables several applications, such as cell classification, and viability analysis. Additionally, the use of conventional microfabrication techniques reduces the cost and complexity of analysis, compared to other non-invasive methods. We demonstrated the potential of this set-up by identifying two different populations of T-lymphocytes not distinguishable through visual assessment. We also assessed the effect of calcein on cell cytoplasmic properties and used it as a controlled experiment to demonstrate the possibility of this method to detect changes happening predominantly in the cytoplasm.
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- Camila D M Campos
- imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
- Department Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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- imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, Route Cantonale, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- imec OnePlanet Research Center, Bronland 10, 6708 WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Department Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Dekevic G, Tertel T, Tasto L, Schmidt D, Giebel B, Czermak P, Salzig D. A Bioreactor-Based Yellow Fever Virus-like Particle Production Process with Integrated Process Analytical Technology Based on Transient Transfection. Viruses 2023; 15:2013. [PMID: 37896790 PMCID: PMC10612092 DOI: 10.3390/v15102013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Yellow Fever (YF) is a severe disease that, while preventable through vaccination, lacks rapid intervention options for those already infected. There is an urgent need for passive immunization techniques using YF-virus-like particles (YF-VLPs). To address this, we successfully established a bioreactor-based production process for YF-VLPs, leveraging transient transfection and integrating Process Analytical Technology. A cornerstone of this approach was the optimization of plasmid DNA (pDNA) production to a yield of 11 mg/L using design of experiments. Glucose, NaCl, yeast extract, and a phosphate buffer showed significant influence on specific pDNA yield. The preliminary work for VLP-production in bioreactor showed adjustments to the HEK cell density, the polyplex formation duration, and medium exchanges effectively elevated transfection efficiencies. The additive Pluronic F-68 was neutral in its effects, and anti-clumping agents (ACA) adversely affected the transfection process. Finally, we established the stirred-tank bioreactor process with integrated dielectric spectroscopy, which gave real-time insight in relevant process steps, e.g., cell growth, polyplex uptake, and harvest time. We confirmed the presence and integrity of YF-VLP via Western blot, imaging flow cytometry measurement, and transmission electron microscopy. The YF-VLP production process can serve as a platform to produce VLPs as passive immunizing agents against other neglected tropical diseases.
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- Gregor Dekevic
- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Wiesenstrasse 14, 35390 Giessen, Germany; (G.D.); (L.T.); (D.S.); (P.C.)
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstrasse 179, 45147 Essen, Germany; (T.T.); (B.G.)
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Wiesenstrasse 14, 35390 Giessen, Germany; (G.D.); (L.T.); (D.S.); (P.C.)
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Wiesenstrasse 14, 35390 Giessen, Germany; (G.D.); (L.T.); (D.S.); (P.C.)
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstrasse 179, 45147 Essen, Germany; (T.T.); (B.G.)
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Wiesenstrasse 14, 35390 Giessen, Germany; (G.D.); (L.T.); (D.S.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Wiesenstrasse 14, 35390 Giessen, Germany; (G.D.); (L.T.); (D.S.); (P.C.)
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Magnússon A, Pajander J, Sin G, Stocks S. Determining the linear correlation between dielectric spectroscopy and viable biomass concentration in filamentous fungal fermentations. Biotechnol Lett 2023:10.1007/s10529-023-03384-w. [PMID: 37227599 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-023-03384-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Dielectric spectroscopy is commonly used for online monitoring of biomass growth. It is however not utilized for biomass concentration measurements due to poor correlation with Cell Dry Weight (CDW). A calibration methodology is developed that can directly measure viable biomass concentration in a commercial filamentous process using dielectric values, without recourse to independent and challenging viability determinations. RESULTS The methodology is applied to samples from the industrial scale fermentation of a filamentous fungus, Acremonium fusidioides. By mixing fresh and heat-killed samples, linear responses were verified and sample viability could be fitted with the dielectric [Formula: see text] values and total solids concentration. The study included a total of 26 samples across 21 different cultivations, with a legacy at-line viable cell analyzer requiring 2 ml samples, and a modern on-line probe operated at-line with 2 different sample presentation volumes, one compatible with the legacy analyzer, a larger sample volume of 100 ml being compatible with calibration for on-line operation. The linear model provided an [Formula: see text] value of 0.99 between [Formula: see text] and viable biomass across the sample set using either instrument. The difference in ∆C when analyzing 100 mL and 2 mL samples with an in-line probe can be adjusted by a scalar factor of 1.33 within the microbial system used in this study, preserving the linear relation with [Formula: see text] of 0.97. CONCLUSIONS It is possible to directly estimate viable biomass concentrations utilizing dielectric spectroscopy without recourse to extensive and difficult to execute independent viability studies. The same method can be applied to calibrate different instruments to measure viable biomass concentration. Small sample volumes are appropriate as long as the sample volumes are kept consistent.
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- Atli Magnússon
- LEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
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- LEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- LEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Wu S, Ketcham SA, Corredor CC, Both D, Drennen JK, Anderson CA. Capacitance spectroscopy enables real-time monitoring of early cell death in mammalian cell culture. Biotechnol J 2023; 18:e2200231. [PMID: 36479620 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202200231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Previous work developed a quantitative model using capacitance spectroscopy in an at-line setup to predict the dying cell percentage measured from a flow cytometer. This work aimed to transfer the at-line model to monitor lab-scale bioreactors in real-time, waiving the need for frequent sampling and enabling precise controls. METHODS AND RESULTS Due to the difference between the at-line and in-line capacitance probes, direct application of the at-line model resulted in poor accuracy and high prediction bias. A new model with a variable range and offering similar spectral shape across all probes was first constructed, improving prediction accuracy. Moreover, the global calibration method included the variance of different probes and scales in the model, reducing prediction bias. External parameter orthogonalization, a preprocessing method, also mitigated the interference from feeding, which further improved model performance. The root-mean-square error of prediction of the final model was 6.56% (8.42% of the prediction range) with an R2 of 92.4%. CONCLUSION The culture evolution trajectory predicted by the in-line model captured the cell death and alarmed cell death onset earlier than the trypan blue exclusion test. Additionally, the incorporation of at-line spectra following orthogonal design into the calibration set was shown to generate calibration models that are more robust than the calibration models constructed using the in-line spectra only. This is advantageous, as at-line spectral collection is easier, faster, and more material-sparing than in-line spectra collection.
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- Suyang Wu
- Duquesne Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Duquesne University Graduate School for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Manufacturing Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Duquesne Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Duquesne University Graduate School for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Duquesne Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Duquesne University Graduate School for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Chen J, Mir M, Hudock MR, Pinezich MR, Chen P, Bacchetta M, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Kim J. Opto-electromechanical quantification of epithelial barrier function in injured and healthy airway tissues. APL Bioeng 2023; 7:016104. [PMID: 36644417 PMCID: PMC9836726 DOI: 10.1063/5.0123127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The airway epithelium lining the luminal surface of the respiratory tract creates a protective barrier that ensures maintenance of tissue homeostasis and prevention of respiratory diseases. The airway epithelium, unfortunately, is frequently injured by inhaled toxic materials, trauma, or medical procedures. Substantial or repeated airway epithelial injury can lead to dysregulated intrinsic repair pathways and aberrant tissue remodeling that can lead to dysfunctional airway epithelium. While disruption in the epithelial integrity is directly linked to degraded epithelial barrier function, the correlation between the structure and function of the airway epithelium remains elusive. In this study, we quantified the impact of acutely induced airway epithelium injury on disruption of the epithelial barrier functions. By monitoring alternation of the flow motions and tissue bioimpedance at local injury site, degradation of the epithelial functions, including mucociliary clearance and tight/adherens junction formation, were accurately determined with a high spatiotemporal resolution. Computational models that can simulate and predict the disruption of the mucociliary flow and airway tissue bioimpedance have been generated to assist interpretation of the experimental results. Collectively, findings of this study advance our knowledge of the structure-function relationships of the airway epithelium that can promote development of efficient and accurate diagnosis of airway tissue injury.
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- Jiawen Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA
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Jia D, Cai J, Yao F, Zhu P, Xu X, Qi Y, Wang H. Effect of Bacillus Subtilis on Immune Function of Hd11 Chicken Macrophages. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- D Jia
- Jiangsu Lihua Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd, P.R.China
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- Yangzhou University, P.R.China
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- Yangzhou University, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu Lihua Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd, P.R.China; Yangzhou University, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu Lihua Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu Lihua Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd, P.R.China
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- Yangzhou University, P.R.China
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Rösner LS, Walter F, Ude C, John GT, Beutel S. Sensors and Techniques for On-Line Determination of Cell Viability in Bioprocess Monitoring. BIOENGINEERING (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:bioengineering9120762. [PMID: 36550968 PMCID: PMC9774925 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9120762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In recent years, the bioprocessing industry has experienced significant growth and is increasingly emerging as an important economic sector. Here, efficient process management and constant control of cellular growth are essential. Good product quality and yield can only be guaranteed with high cell density and high viability. Whereas the on-line measurement of physical and chemical process parameters has been common practice for many years, the on-line determination of viability remains a challenge and few commercial on-line measurement methods have been developed to date for determining viability in industrial bioprocesses. Thus, numerous studies have recently been conducted to develop sensors for on-line viability estimation, especially in the field of optical spectroscopic sensors, which will be the focus of this review. Spectroscopic sensors are versatile, on-line and mostly non-invasive. Especially in combination with bioinformatic data analysis, they offer great potential for industrial application. Known as soft sensors, they usually enable simultaneous estimation of multiple biological variables besides viability to be obtained from the same set of measurement data. However, the majority of the presented sensors are still in the research stage, and only a few are already commercially available.
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- Laura S. Rösner
- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University of Hanover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University of Hanover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University of Hanover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH, Am BioPark 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University of Hanover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Correspondence:
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The Utilization of Tunable Transducer Elements Formed by the Manipulation of Magnetic Beads with Different Sizes via Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis (ODEP) for High Signal-to-Noise Ratios (SNRs) and Multiplex Fluorescence-Based Biosensing Applications. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12090755. [PMID: 36140140 PMCID: PMC9496456 DOI: 10.3390/bios12090755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Magnetic beads improve biosensing performance by means of their small volume and controllability by magnetic force. In this study, a new technique composed of optically induced dielectrodphoresis (ODEP) manipulation and image processing was used to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the fluorescence for stained magnetic beads. According to natural advantages of size-dependent particle isolation by ODEP manipulation, biomarkers in clinical samples can be easily separated by different sizes of magnetic beads with corresponding captured antibodies, and rapidly distinguished by separated location of immunofluorescence. To verify the feasibility of the concept, magnetic beads with three different diameters, including 21.8, 8.7, and 4.2 μm, were easily separated and collected into specific patterns in the defined target zone treated as three dynamic transducer elements to evaluate fluorescence results. In magnetic beads with diameter of 4.2 μm, the lowest signal-to-noise ratio between stained and nonstained magnetic beads was 3.5. With the help of ODEP accumulation and detection threshold setting of 32, the signal-to-noise ratio was increased to 77.4, which makes this method more reliable. With the further optimization of specific antibodies immobilized on different-size magnetic beads in the future, this platform can be a potential candidate for a high-efficiency sensor array in clinical applications.
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Teel HR, Likit-Anurak K, Shimpalee S, Turick CE. Imaginary admittance and charge transfer resistance correlate to the physiological status of Shewanella oneidensis cultures in real time. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 147:108210. [PMID: 35872371 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Monitoring microbial activity is essential for industrial and environmental applications to proceed efficiently. To minimize time and labor-intensive monitoring, a new paradigm is required for in-situ, real time analysis. Since bioconversion of organics is accomplished by microorganisms through the oxidation of feedstocks linked to the reduction of electron acceptors, microorganisms can be viewed as electrochemical catalysts. In this respect, cell membranes have an electrical potential, which is analogous to a conventional capacitor and linked dynamically to cellular activity. Here we demonstrate the use of electrochemical impedance spectrometry (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) for monitoring microbial metabolic activity in real time, in-situ. The effect of organic electron donors as a function of concentration to the physiological status of strains of Shewanella oneidensis was determined. In this study, the pyomelanin overproducer (S. oneidensis ΔhmgA) and the pyomelanin deficient mutant (S. oneidensis ΔmelA) were chosen due to different surface electrochemical characteristics along with differences in oxygen utilization efficiency. CV, relative admittance, phase shift and permittivity changed with growth status and correlated with electron flow from organic carbon sources and terminal electron acceptor availability. This work offers a novel and inexpensive approach to real time monitoring with the advantage of abundant data.
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- ElectroBioDyne LLC, Aiken, SC, USA; Savannah River National Lab., Aiken, SC 29803.
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Xie L, Du X, Wang S, Shi P, Qian Y, Zhang W, Tang X, Lin Y, Chen J, Peng L, Yu CC, Qian B. Development and evaluation of cancer differentiation analysis technology: a novel biophysics-based cancer screening method. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2021; 22:111-117. [PMID: 34846233 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2021.2013201] [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] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Routine health checkup is an essential strategy for monitoring population health and maintaining healthy workforces. However, there was a lack of cancer screening tests among routine health checkups due to high costs and unreliable methods. METHODS We conducted a two-stage study to evaluate the value of a blood test, Cancer Differentiation Analysis (CDATM), which is developed to differentiate the blood samples of healthy individuals from those of cancer patients through measuring and analyzing multiple biophysical properties. RESULTS The first stage of a cross-sectional study included 75,942 healthy individuals in routine health checkup, and the second stage of a prospective population-based cohort included 1,957 healthy community members. Forty-eight and ten cancer cases were identified among cross-sectional study and prospective population-based cohort, respectively. Using a pre-determined cutoff, we found that the CDA™ test could differentiate blood samples between healthy and cancer individuals with >93% specificity and >55% sensitivity in both studies. CONCLUSIONS With high specificity and moderate sensitivity of CDA™ test, our study indicates that we can analyze biophysical properties in the blood to rapidly and reliably screen healthy individuals from cancer patients in a health checkup setting where most individuals are healthy or with average risk of cancer.
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- Li Xie
- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital and School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital and School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Statistics and Data Management, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital and School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital and School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital and School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Clinical Research Promotion and Development Center, Shanghai Hospital Development Center, Shanghai, China
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Wu S, Ketcham SA, Corredor CC, Both D, Drennen JK, Anderson CA. Rapid At-line Early Cell Death Quantification using Capacitance Spectroscopy. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 119:857-867. [PMID: 34927241 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cell death is one of the failure modes of mammalian cell culture. Apoptosis is a regulated cell death process mainly observed in cell culture. Timely detection of apoptosis onset allows opportunities for preventive controls that ensure high productivity and consistent product quality. Capacitance spectroscopy captures the apoptosis-related cellular properties changes and thus quantifies the percentage of dying cells. This work demonstrated a quantification model that measures the percentage of apoptotic cells using a capacitance spectrometer in an at-line setup. When predicting the independent test set collected from bench-scale bioreactors, the root-mean-squared error of prediction (RMSEP) was 8.8% (equivalent to 9.9% of the prediction range). The predicted culture evolution trajectory aligned with measured values from the flow cytometer. Furthermore, this method alarms cell death onset earlier than the traditional viability test, i.e., trypan blue exclusion test. Comparing to flow cytometry (the traditional early cell death detection method), this method is rapid, simple, and less labor-intensive. Additionally, this at-line setup can be easily transferred between scales (e.g., lab-scale for development to manufacturing-scale), which benefits process transfers between facilities, scale-up, and other process transitions. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Suyang Wu
- Duquesne Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282.,Duquesne University Graduate School for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282
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- Manufacutring Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, Massachusetts, 01434
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- Pharmaceutical Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903
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- Pharmaceutical Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903
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- Duquesne Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282.,Duquesne University Graduate School for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282
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- Duquesne Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282.,Duquesne University Graduate School for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282
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Checa M, Millan-Solsona R, Glinkowska Mares A, Pujals S, Gomila G. Dielectric Imaging of Fixed HeLa Cells by In-Liquid Scanning Dielectric Force Volume Microscopy. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1402. [PMID: 34070690 PMCID: PMC8226567 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Mapping the dielectric properties of cells with nanoscale spatial resolution can be an important tool in nanomedicine and nanotoxicity analysis, which can complement structural and mechanical nanoscale measurements. Recently we have shown that dielectric constant maps can be obtained on dried fixed cells in air environment by means of scanning dielectric force volume microscopy. Here, we demonstrate that such measurements can also be performed in the much more challenging case of fixed cells in liquid environment. Performing the measurements in liquid media contributes to preserve better the structure of the fixed cells, while also enabling accessing the local dielectric properties under fully hydrated conditions. The results shown in this work pave the way to address the nanoscale dielectric imaging of living cells, for which still further developments are required, as discussed here.
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- Martí Checa
- Nanoscale Bioelectric Characterization, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), c/Baldiri I Reixac 11-15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Nanoscale Bioelectric Characterization, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), c/Baldiri I Reixac 11-15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, c/Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), c/Baldiri I Reixac 11-15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, c/Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), c/Baldiri I Reixac 11-15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Nanoscale Bioelectric Characterization, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), c/Baldiri I Reixac 11-15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, c/Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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Characterization of a biosurfactant producing electroactive Bacillus sp. for enhanced Microbial Fuel Cell dye decolourisation. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 147:109767. [PMID: 33992401 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A biosurfactant producing Gram positive bacterium isolated from anodic biofilm of textile wastewater fed MFC was identified as Bacillus sp. MFC (Accession number: MT322244). Scanning Electron Microscopy of the bacterium showed appendages, the bacterium forms biofilm on Congo red agar medium. The obtained results showed that the addition of 5 mg/l endogenous biosurfactant to the bacterial cells resulted in 19-fold increase in bacterial surface-bound exopolysaccharides (EPS) and 1.94-fold increase in biofilm. However, when the biosurfactant concentration increased to 20 and 40 mg/l, EPS and biofilm decreased and the cells lost their colony forming ability. The dielectric properties of the bacterial cells showed increase in conductivity and relative permittivity with increasing biosurfactant concentrations. The shape of the voltammogram currents peak, their location and Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) suggest the involvement of biofilm as direct electron transfer pathway. The average voltage obtained was 0.65 V as compared to 0.45 V for the control MFC. Decolourization was tested for Congo red in a double chamber Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC), the results showed 2-fold increase in decolourization when biosurfactant is added post biofilm formation. The results confirm that Bacillus sp. MFC possess electrogenic properties and that adding low concentrations of endogenous biosurfactant to 24 h biofilm accelerates electron transfer by inducing perforations in the cell wall and increasing EPS as an electron transfer transient medium. Therefore, MFC performance can be enhanced.
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Gomaa OM, Selim NS, Fathy R, Hamed H. Promoting bacteria-anode interfacial electron transfer by palladium nano-complex in double chamber microbial fuel cell. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:148-159. [PMID: 31140952 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1625562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The slow electron transfer between microbial outer membrane and electrode surface is considered one of the limitations of Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) performance. The aim of the present work is to assess the role of palladium α-lipoic acid nanocomplex compound (PLAC) in promoting bacteria-anode interfacial electron transfer, by studying the dielectric properties of Shewanella oneidensis WW-1 cell membrane and its contribution to biofilm formation on the anode. The results showed that adding PLAC increased bacterial cell membrane permeability and outer cell surface charge. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) and surface-bound proteins increased 2.27 and 1.14 fold, respectively upon adding 0.25% v/v PLAC. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) showed uniform distribution of Shewanella-PLAC biocomposite size while Zeta potential and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy results suggest that PLAC diffused inside the cells. Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) images reveal Exopolysaccharide (EPS) mat around the cells when PLAC was added to the cells, also confirmed by the FTIR spectrum. Scanning Electron Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) confirmed the thickness of biofilm in the presence of PLAC. The average voltage reached 492 mV (external resistance 1 KΩ) over 35 days using 0.25% v/v PLAC as compared to a few hours in MFCs lacking PLAC. The results suggest that the addition of PLAC assisted in interfacial direct electron transfer through enhancing biofilm formation, moreover, its hydrophilic/lipophilic nature facilitated the electron shuttling process from within the bacterial cell to the electrode surface suggesting the involvement of mediated electron transfer as well.
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- Ola M Gomaa
- Radiation Microbiology Department, The National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Physics Department, The National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Radiation Microbiology Department, The National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Radiation Microbiology Department, The National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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Real-Time Impedance Monitoring of Epithelial Cultures with Inkjet-Printed Interdigitated-Electrode Sensors. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20195711. [PMID: 33049961 PMCID: PMC7582757 DOI: 10.3390/s20195711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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From electronic devices to large-area electronics, from individual cells to skin substitutes, printing techniques are providing compelling applications in wide-ranging fields. Research has thus fueled the vision of a hybrid, printing platform to fabricate sensors/electronics and living engineered tissues simultaneously. Following this interest, we have fabricated interdigitated-electrode sensors (IDEs) by inkjet printing to monitor epithelial cell cultures. We have fabricated IDEs using flexible substrates with silver nanoparticles as a conductive element and SU-8 as the passivation layer. Our sensors are cytocompatible, have a topography that simulates microgrooves of 300 µm width and ~4 µm depth, and can be reused for cellular studies without detrimental in the electrical performance. To test the inkjet-printed sensors and demonstrate their potential use for monitoring laboratory-growth skin tissues, we have developed a real-time system and monitored label-free proliferation, migration, and detachment of keratinocytes by impedance spectroscopy. We have found that variations in the impedance correlate linearly to cell densities initially seeded and that the main component influencing the total impedance is the isolated effect of the cell membranes. Results obtained show that impedance can track cellular migration over the surface of the sensors, exhibiting a linear relationship with the standard method of image processing. Our results provide a useful approach for non-destructive in-situ monitoring of processes related to both in vitro epidermal models and wound healing with low-cost ink-jetted sensors. This type of flexible sensor as well as the impedance method are promising for the envisioned hybrid technology of 3D-bioprinted smart skin substitutes with built-in electronics.
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Kang S, Noyori S, Noguchi H, Takahashi T, Sanada H, Mori T. Development of an Electrical Impedance Tomography Spectroscopy for Pressure Ulcer Monitoring Tool: Preliminary study. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2020:5073-5076. [PMID: 33019127 DOI: 10.1109/embc44109.2020.9176256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study developed a sensor system that measures electrical impedance with a surrounding electrode array that is located around the wound and estimates the depth and classifies the difference in tissues of small regions in the area using tomography combined with spectroscopy method. The system is designed to integrate into the dressing to reduce unnecessary removal of dressings. In the human trial, moisturizer applied area was detected using Random Forest classifier (94.4% accuracy) and differences between every 10 minutes were significant in moisturizer applied area (p<; 0.05). The study confirmed the proof of concept that the system can monitor the change in human skin without attaching the sensor to the target area and indicate the skin area that had changed.
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Application of dielectric spectroscopy to unravel the physiological state of microorganisms: current state, prospects and limits. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:6101-6113. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10677-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Selim N, Maghrawy HH, Fathy R, Gamal M, Abd El Kareem H, Bowman K, Brehney M, Kyazze G, Keshavarz T, Gomaa O. Modification of bacterial cell membrane to accelerate decolorization of textile wastewater effluent using microbial fuel cells: role of gamma radiation. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2020.1743480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Nabila Selim
- Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK
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- Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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Quick, Single-Frequency Dielectric Characterization of Blood Samples of Pediatric Cancer Patients by a Cylindrical Capacitor: Pilot Study. ELECTRONICS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/electronics9010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In this paper, as an application in biometrics, the electrical capacitance of normal and cancerous blood samples is experimentally determined in order to test the null hypothesis that the electrical capacitance of the two samples differs. The samples taken from healthy donors and patients diagnosed with different types of hematologic cancer are examined by a cylindrical capacitor with blood as its dielectric. The capacitance of these samples is measured at room temperature and a single frequency of 120 Hz, well below the frequency where β -dispersion starts, using a simple LCR meter device. The measurements indicate that the capacitance of the blood increases under applied electric field for a short period of time and asymptotically reaches its steady-state value. The measured values for the healthy group agreed with previous data in the literature. By the use of the unpaired two-tailed T-test, it is found that cancerous blood has higher values of capacitance when compared to normal samples ( p < 0.05 ). The reasons that might lead to such alterations are discussed from a biological perspective. Moreover, based on correlation calculations, a strong negative association is observed between blood capacitance and red blood cell (RBC) count in each group. Furthermore, sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) analysis demonstrates that for a threshold value between 15 and 17 for the capacitance value, both SE and SP are 100%. These preliminary findings on capacitance values may pave the way for the development of inexpensive and easy-to-use diagnosis tools for hematologic cancers at medical facilities and for in-home use, especially for children.
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Dielectric property measurements as a method to determine the physiological state of Kluyveromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae stressed with furan aldehydes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:9633-9642. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10152-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Turick CE, Shimpalee S, Satjaritanun P, Weidner J, Greenway S. Convenient non-invasive electrochemical techniques to monitor microbial processes: current state and perspectives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:8327-8338. [PMID: 31478059 PMCID: PMC6800409 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10091-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Real-time electrochemical monitoring in bioprocesses is an improvement over existing systems because it is versatile and provides more information to the user than periodic measurements of cell density or metabolic activity. Real-time electrochemical monitoring provides the ability to monitor the physiological status of actively growing cells related to electron transfer activity and potential changes in the proton gradient of the cells. Voltammetric and amperometric techniques offer opportunities to monitor electron transfer reactions when electrogenic microbes are used in microbial fuel cells or bioelectrochemical synthesis. Impedance techniques provide the ability to monitor the physiological status of a wide range of microorganisms in conventional bioprocesses. Impedance techniques involve scanning a range of frequencies to define physiological activity in terms of equivalent electrical circuits, thereby enabling the use of computer modeling to evaluate specific growth parameters. Electrochemical monitoring of microbial activity has applications throughout the biotechnology industry for generating real-time data and offers the potential for automated process controls for specific bioprocesses.
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- Charles E. Turick
- Savannah River National Laboratory, Environmental Science and Biotechnology, Aiken, SC USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 541 Main Street, Columbia, SC USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 541 Main Street, Columbia, SC USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 541 Main Street, Columbia, SC USA
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- Savannah River Consulting, 301 Gateway Drive, Aiken, SC USA
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Lin MC, Hu D, Marmor M, Herfat ST, Bahney CS, Maharbiz MM. Smart bone plates can monitor fracture healing. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2122. [PMID: 30765721 PMCID: PMC6375940 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37784-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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There are currently no standardized methods for assessing fracture healing, with physicians relying on X-rays which are only useful at later stages of repair. Using in vivo mouse fracture models, we present the first evidence that microscale instrumented implants provide a route for post-operative fracture monitoring, utilizing electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to track the healing tissue with high sensitivity. In this study, we fixed mouse long bone fractures with external fixators and bone plates. EIS measurements taken across two microelectrodes within the fracture gap were able to track longitudinal differences between individual mice with good versus poor healing. We additionally present an equivalent circuit model that combines the EIS data to classify fracture repair states. Lastly, we show that EIS measurements strongly correlated with standard quantitative µCT values and that these correlations validate clinically-relevant operating frequencies for implementation of this technique. These results demonstrate that EIS can be integrated into current fracture management strategies such as bone plating, providing physicians with quantitative information about the state of fracture repair to guide clinical decision-making for patients.
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- Monica C Lin
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- UCSF Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA
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- UCSF Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA
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- UCSF Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- UCSF Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA
- Center for Regenerative Sports Medicine, Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, CO, 81657, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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Jing W, Camellato B, Roney IJ, Kaern M, Godin M. Measuring Single-Cell Phenotypic Growth Heterogeneity Using a Microfluidic Cell Volume Sensor. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17809. [PMID: 30546021 PMCID: PMC6293012 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36000-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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An imaging-integrated microfluidic cell volume sensor was used to evaluate the volumetric growth rate of single cells from a Saccharomyces cerevisiae population exhibiting two phenotypic expression states of the PDR5 gene. This gene grants multidrug resistance by transcribing a membrane transporter capable of pumping out cytotoxic compounds from the cell. Utilizing fluorescent markers, single cells were isolated and trapped, then their growth rates were measured in two on-chip environments: rich media and media dosed with the antibiotic cycloheximide. Approximating growth rates to first-order, we assessed the fitness of individual cells and found that those with low PDR5 expression had higher fitness in rich media whereas cells with high PDR5 expression had higher fitness in the presence of the drug. Moreover, the drug dramatically reduced the fitness of cells with low PDR5 expression but had comparatively minimal impact on the fitness of cells with high PDR5 expression. Our experiments show the utility of this imaging-integrated microfluidic cell volume sensor for high-resolution, single-cell analysis, as well as its potential application for studies that characterize and compare the fitness and morphology of individual cells from heterogeneous populations under different growth conditions.
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- Wenyang Jing
- Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. .,Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. .,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Farías-Álvarez L, Gschaedler-Mathis A, Sánchez-Ortiz A, Femat R, Cervantes-Martínez J, Arellano-Plaza M, Zamora-Pedraza C, Amillastre E, Ghommidh C, Herrera-López E. Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous physiological stages determination using combined measurements from dielectric and Raman spectroscopies, a cell counter system and fluorescence flow cytometry. Biochem Eng J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Narayanan LK, Thompson TL, Shirwaiker RA, Starly B. Label free process monitoring of 3D bioprinted engineered constructs via dielectric impedance spectroscopy. Biofabrication 2018; 10:035012. [PMID: 29901449 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aaccbf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Biofabrication processes can affect biological quality attributes of encapsulated cells within constructs. Currently, assessment of the fabricated constructs is performed offline by subjecting the constructs to destructive assays that require staining and sectioning. This drawback limits the translation of biofabrication processes to industrial practice. In this work, we investigate the dielectric response of viable cells encapsulated in bioprinted 3D hydrogel constructs to an applied alternating electric field as a label-free non-destructive monitoring approach. The relationship between β-dispersion parameters (permittivity change-Δε, Cole-Cole slope factor-α, critical polarization frequency-f c ) over the frequency spectrum and critical cellular quality attributes are investigated. Results show that alginate constructs containing a higher number of viable cells (human adipose derived stem cells-hASC and osteosarcoma cell line-MG63) were characterized by significantly higher Δε and α (both p < 0.05). When extended to bioprinting, results showed that changes in hASC proliferation and viability in response to changes in critical bioprinting parameters (extrusion pressure, temperature, processing time) significantly affected ∆ε, α, and f c . We also demonstrated monitoring of hASC distribution after bioprinting and changes in proliferation over time across the cross-section of a bioprinted medial knee meniscus construct. The trends in ∆ε over time were in agreement with the alamarBlue assay results for the whole construct, but this measurement approach provided a localized readout on the status of encapsulated cells. The findings of this study support the use of dielectric impedance spectroscopy as a label-free and non-destructive method to characterize the critical quality attributes of bioprinted constructs.
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- Lokesh Karthik Narayanan
- Edward P Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States of America. Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States of America
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Dielectric Spectroscopy and Optical Density Measurement for the Online Monitoring and Control of Recombinant Protein Production in Stably Transformed Drosophila melanogaster S2 Cells. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18030900. [PMID: 29562633 PMCID: PMC5876727 DOI: 10.3390/s18030900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The production of recombinant proteins in bioreactors requires real-time process monitoring and control to increase process efficiency and to meet the requirements for a comprehensive audit trail. The combination of optical near-infrared turbidity sensors and dielectric spectroscopy provides diverse system information because different measurement principles are exploited. We used this combination of techniques to monitor and control the growth and protein production of stably transformed Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells expressing antimicrobial proteins. The in situ monitoring system was suitable in batch, fed-batch and perfusion modes, and was particularly useful for the online determination of cell concentration, specific growth rate (µ) and cell viability. These data were used to pinpoint the optimal timing of the key transitional events (induction and harvest) during batch and fed-batch cultivation, achieving a total protein yield of ~25 mg at the 1-L scale. During cultivation in perfusion mode, the OD880 signal was used to control the bleed line in order to maintain a constant cell concentration of 5 × 107 cells/mL, thus establishing a turbidostat/permittistat culture. With this setup, a five-fold increase in productivity was achieved and 130 mg of protein was recovered after 2 days of induced perfusion. Our results demonstrate that both sensors are suitable for advanced monitoring and integration into online control strategies.
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Kroll P, Stelzer IV, Herwig C. Soft sensor for monitoring biomass subpopulations in mammalian cell culture processes. Biotechnol Lett 2017; 39:1667-1673. [PMID: 28786039 PMCID: PMC5636862 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-017-2408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Biomass subpopulations in mammalian cell culture processes cause impurities and influence productivity, which requires this critical process parameter to be monitored in real-time. RESULTS For this reason, a novel soft sensor concept for estimating viable, dead and lysed cell concentration was developed, based on the robust and cheap in situ measurements of permittivity and turbidity in combination with a simple model. It could be shown that the turbidity measurements contain information about all investigated biomass subpopulations. The novelty of the developed soft sensor is the real-time estimation of lysed cell concentration, which is directly correlated to process-related impurities such as DNA and host cell protein in the supernatant. Based on data generated by two fed-batch processes the developed soft sensor is described and discussed. CONCLUSIONS The presented soft sensor concept provides a tool for viable, dead and lysed cell concentration estimation in real-time with adequate accuracy and enables further applications with respect to process optimization and control.
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- Paul Kroll
- Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering, TU Wien, Gumpendorfer Straße 1a, 1060, Vienna, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mechanistic and Physiological Methods for Improved Bioprocesses, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering, TU Wien, Gumpendorfer Straße 1a, 1060, Vienna, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mechanistic and Physiological Methods for Improved Bioprocesses, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering, TU Wien, Gumpendorfer Straße 1a, 1060, Vienna, Austria.
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mechanistic and Physiological Methods for Improved Bioprocesses, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.
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Suga M, Kunimoto A, Shinohara H. Non-invasive, electro-orientation-based viability assay using optically transparent electrodes for individual fission yeast cells. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 97:53-58. [PMID: 28554046 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A non-invasive assay of cylindrical yeast cell viability based on electro-orientation (EO) in an alternating electric field was developed, in which cell viability can be determined by each cell's EO direction without the need for reagents. A cell suspension of a few microliters was sandwiched between a pair of optically transparent indium-tin-oxide (ITO) plate electrodes. Observation under a light microscope enabled easy identification of EO based on cell shape, e.g., cells were standing upright and appeared perfectly circular when oriented parallel to the electric field direction (standing position), and they were lying flat and had an elongated shape when oriented perpendicular to the field (lain-down position). The alternative EO positions of living or dead cells were dependent on the applied frequency: opposite EO positions were obtained by applying an AC voltage of 1.5V at 10MHz; at which point, only living cells rapidly attained a standing position, whereas dead cells were lain-down within 10s. All the cell's EO positions agreed well with a viability assay by florescence staining. Therefore, at the single-cell level and fluorescently label-free, it was possible to simply and accurately determine whether individual cells were alive or dead based on their shape.
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Fernandez RE, Rohani A, Farmehini V, Swami NS. Review: Microbial analysis in dielectrophoretic microfluidic systems. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 966:11-33. [PMID: 28372723 PMCID: PMC5424535 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Infections caused by various known and emerging pathogenic microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant strains, are a major threat to global health and well-being. This highlights the urgent need for detection systems for microbial identification, quantification and characterization towards assessing infections, prescribing therapies and understanding the dynamic cellular modifications. Current state-of-the-art microbial detection systems exhibit a trade-off between sensitivity and assay time, which could be alleviated by selective and label-free microbial capture onto the sensor surface from dilute samples. AC electrokinetic methods, such as dielectrophoresis, enable frequency-selective capture of viable microbial cells and spores due to polarization based on their distinguishing size, shape and sub-cellular compositional characteristics, for downstream coupling to various detection modalities. Following elucidation of the polarization mechanisms that distinguish bacterial cells from each other, as well as from mammalian cells, this review compares the microfluidic platforms for dielectrophoretic manipulation of microbials and their coupling to various detection modalities, including immuno-capture, impedance measurement, Raman spectroscopy and nucleic acid amplification methods, as well as for phenotypic assessment of microbial viability and antibiotic susceptibility. Based on the urgent need within point-of-care diagnostics towards reducing assay times and enhancing capture of the target organism, as well as the emerging interest in isolating intact microbials based on their phenotype and subcellular features, we envision widespread adoption of these label-free and selective electrokinetic techniques.
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- Renny E Fernandez
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
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Imaizumi Y, Goda T, Schaffhauser DF, Okada JI, Matsumoto A, Miyahara Y. Proton-sensing transistor systems for detecting ion leakage from plasma membranes under chemical stimuli. Acta Biomater 2017; 50:502-509. [PMID: 27956364 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The membrane integrity of live cells is routinely evaluated for cytotoxicity induced by chemical or physical stimuli. Recent progress in bioengineering means that high-quality toxicity validation is required. Here, we report a pH-sensitive transistor system developed for the continuous monitoring of ion leakage from cell membranes upon challenge by toxic compounds. Temporal changes in pH were generated with high reproducibility via periodic flushing of HepG2 cells on a gate insulator of a proton-sensitive field-effect transistor with isotonic buffer solutions with/without NH4Cl. The pH transients at the point of NH4Cl addition/withdrawal originated from the free permeation of NH3 across the semi-permeable plasma membranes, and the proton sponge effect produced by the ammonia equilibrium. Irreversible attenuation of the pH transient was observed when the cells were subjected to a membrane-toxic reagent. Experiments and simulations proved that the decrease in the pH transient was proportional to the area of the ion-permeable pores on the damaged plasma membranes. The pH signal was correlated with the degree of hemolysis produced by the model reagents. The pH assay was sensitive to the formation of molecularly sized pores that were otherwise not measurable via detection of the leakage of hemoglobin, because the hydrodynamic radius of hemoglobin was greater than 3.1nm in the hemolysis assay. The pH transient was not disturbed by inherent ion-transporter activity. The ISFET assay was applied to a wide variety of cell types. The system presented here is fast, sensitive, practical and scalable, and will be useful for validating cytotoxins and nanomaterials. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The plasma membrane toxicity and hemolysis are widely and routinely evaluated in biomaterials science and biomedical engineering. Despite the recent development of a variety of methods/materials for efficient gene/drug delivery systems to the cytosol, the methodologies for safety validation remain unchanged in many years while leaving some major issues such as sensitivity, accuracy, and fast response. The paper describes a new way of measuring the plasma membrane leakage in real time upon challenge by toxic reagents using a solid-state transistor that is sensitive to proton as the smallest indicator. Our system was reliable and was correlated to the results from hemolysis assay with advanced features in sensitivity, fast response, and wide applicability to chemical species. The downsizing and integration features of semiconductor fabrication technologies may realize cytotoxicity assays at the single-cell level in multi-parallel.
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- Yuki Imaizumi
- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062 Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062 Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062 Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062 Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062 Japan.
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Elitas M, Dhar N, Schneider K, Valero A, Braschler T, McKinney JD, Renaud P. Dielectrophoresis as a single cell characterization method for bacteria. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/3/1/015005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Petiot E, Ansorge S, Rosa-Calatrava M, Kamen A. Critical phases of viral production processes monitored by capacitance. J Biotechnol 2016; 242:19-29. [PMID: 27867077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Over the last decade industrial manufacturing of viral vaccines and viral vectors for prophylactic and therapeutic applications is experiencing a remarkable growth. Currently, the quality attributes of viral derived products are assessed only at the end-point of the production process, essentially because in-process monitoring tools are not available or not implemented at industrial scale. However, to demonstrate process reproducibility and robustness, manufacturers are strongly advised by regulatory agencies to adopt more on-line process monitoring and control. Dielectric spectroscopy has been successfully used as an excellent indicator of the cell culture state in mammalian and yeast cell systems. We previously reported the use of this technique for monitoring influenza and lentiviral productions in HEK293 cell cultures. For both viruses, multi-frequency capacitance measurements allowed not only the on-line monitoring of the production kinetics, but also the identification of the viral release time from the cells. The present study demonstrates that the same approach can be successfully exploited for the on-line monitoring of different enveloped and non-enveloped virus production kinetics in cell culture processes. The on-line monitoring multi-frequency capacitance method was assessed in human HEK293 and Sf9 insect cells expression systems, with viral productions initiated by either infection or transfection. The comparative analyses of all the data acquired indicate that the characteristic capacitance signals were highly correlated with the occurrence of viral replication phases. Furthermore the evolution of the cell dielectric properties (intracellular conductivity and membrane capacitance) were indicative of each main replication steps. In conclusion, multi-frequency capacitance has a great potential for on-line monitoring, supervision and control of viral vector production in cell culture processes.
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- Emma Petiot
- NRC, Human Health Therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montréal, QC, H4P 2R2, Canada; Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - VirPath Team, International Center for Infectious diseases Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Lyon, France.
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- NRC, Human Health Therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montréal, QC, H4P 2R2, Canada.
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - VirPath Team, International Center for Infectious diseases Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Lyon, France.
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- NRC, Human Health Therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montréal, QC, H4P 2R2, Canada; McGill University, Bioengineering Dpt. 817, Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC, H2 B 2C6, Canada.
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Hayden O. One Binder to Bind Them All. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16101665. [PMID: 27735880 PMCID: PMC5087453 DOI: 10.3390/s16101665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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High quality binders, such as antibodies, are of critical importance for chemical sensing applications. With synthetic alternatives, such as molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), less sensor development time and higher stability of the binder can be achieved. In this feature paper, I will discuss the impact of synthetic binders from an industrial perspective and I will challenge the molecular imprinting community on the next step to leapfrog the current status quo of MIPs for (bio)sensing. Equally important, but often neglected as an effective chemical sensor, is a good match of transducer and MIP coating for a respective application. To demonstrate an application-driven development, a biosensing use case with surface-imprinted layers on piezoacoustic sensors is reported. Depending on the electrode pattern for the transducer, the strong mechanical coupling of the analyte with the MIP layer coated device allows the adoption of the sensitivity from cell mass to cell viability with complete reversibility.
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- Oliver Hayden
- Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Strategy and Innovation, Technology Center, In-Vitro DX & Bioscience, Günther-Scharowsky-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Gizzie N, Mayne R, Patton D, Kendrick P, Adamatzky A. On hybridising lettuce seedlings with nanoparticles and the resultant effects on the organisms' electrical characteristics. Biosystems 2016; 147:28-34. [PMID: 27424022 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lettuce seedlings are attracting interest in the computing world due to their capacity to become hybrid circuit components, more specifically, in the creation of living 'wires'. Previous studies have shown that seedlings can be hybridised with gold nanoparticles and withstand mild electrical currents. In this study, lettuce seedlings were hybridised with a variety of metallic and non-metallic nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, aluminium oxide and calcium phosphate. Toxic effects and the following electrical properties were monitored: mean potential, resistance and capacitance. Macroscopic observations revealed only slight deleterious health effects after administration with one variety of particle, aluminium oxide. Mean potential in calcium phosphate-hybridised seedlings showed a considerable increase when compared with the control, whereas those administered with graphene oxide showed a small decrease; there were no notable variations across the remaining treatments. Electrical resistance decreased substantially in graphene oxide-treated seedlings whereas slight increases were shown following calcium phosphate and carbon nanotubes applications. Capacitance showed no considerable variation across treated seedlings. These results demonstrate that use of some nanomaterials, specifically graphene oxide and calcium phosphate, may be towards biohybridisation purposes including the generation of living 'wires'.
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- Nina Gizzie
- Unconventional Computing Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom.
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- Unconventional Computing Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom.
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- Unconventional Computing Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom.
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Tada S, Nakanishi A, Eguchi M, Ochi K, Baba M, Tsukamoto A. Enhancement of continuous-flow separation of viable/nonviable yeast cells using a nonuniform alternating current electric field with complex spatial distribution. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2016; 10:034110. [PMID: 27279934 PMCID: PMC4874929 DOI: 10.1063/1.4950999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The variability in cell response to AC electric fields is selective enough to separate not only the cell types but also the activation states of similar cells. In this work, we use dielectrophoresis (DEP), which exploits the differences in the dielectric properties of cells, to separate nonviable and viable cells. A parallel-plate DEP device consisting of a bottom face with an array of micro-fabricated interdigitated electrodes and a top face with a plane electrode was proposed to facilitate the separation of cells by creating a nonuniform electric field throughout the flow channel. The operation and performance of the device were evaluated using live and dead yeast cells as model biological particles. Further, numerical simulations were conducted for the cell suspensions flowing in a channel with a nonuniform AC electric field, modeled on the basis of the equation of motion of particles, to characterize the separation efficiency by changing the frequency of applied AC voltage. Results demonstrated that dead cells traveling through the channel were focused onto a site around the minimum electric field gradient in the middle of the flow stream, while live cells were trapped on the bottom face. Cells were thus successfully separated under the appropriately tuned frequency of 1 MHz. Predictions showed good agreement with the observation. The proposed DEP device provides a new approach to, for instance, hematological analysis or the separation of different cancer cells for application in circulating tumor cell identification.
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- Shigeru Tada
- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy , Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy , Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy , Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy , Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy , Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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Fernandez RE, Lebiga E, Koklu A, Sabuncu AC, Beskok A. Flexible Bioimpedance Sensor for Label-Free Detection of Cell Viability and Biomass. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2015; 14:700-6. [PMID: 26415205 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2015.2451594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We introduce a flexible microfluidic bioimpedance sensor that is capable of detecting biomass and cell viability variations in a cell suspension. The sensor is developed on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate and is devoid of gold, silicon, PDMS, or glass. In conjugation with a custom built PCB read-out module, the impedance characteristics of a cell suspension can be measured within one minute of sample introduction using liquid volumes less than 5 μL. The portable sensor system occupies very little bench space and has the potential to be developed as a disposable electrical bioimpedance probe for rapid detection of dielectric variations in a biological suspension. The sensor is designed to generate a differential impedance spectra exclusive to a cell suspension with a dual-electrode-pair system. The potential of the sensor to discriminate between live and heat treated Saccharomyces cerevisiae is demonstrated in this study. The disposable sensor along with the distance variation technique is touted to be an inexpensive alternative to some of the existing online disposable biomass detection probes and electrochemical sensors.
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Yao J, Kodera T, Obara H, Sugawara M, Takei M. Spatial concentration distribution analysis of cells in electrode-multilayered microchannel by dielectric property measurement. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2015; 9:044129. [PMID: 26392831 PMCID: PMC4560722 DOI: 10.1063/1.4929824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The spatial concentration distribution of cells in a microchannel is measured by combining the dielectric properties of cells with the specific structure of the electrode-multilayered microchannel. The dielectric properties of cells obtained with the impedance spectroscopy method includes the cell permittivity and dielectric relaxation, which corresponds to the cell concentration and structure. The electrode-multilayered microchannel is constructed by 5 cross-sections, and each cross-section contains 5 electrode-layers embedded with 16 micro electrodes. In the experiment, the dielectric properties of cell suspensions with different volume concentrations are measured with different electrode-combinations corresponding to different electric field distributions. The dielectric relaxations of different cell concentrations are compared and discussed with the Maxwell-Wagner dispersion theory, and the relaxation frequencies are analysed by a cell polarization model established based on the Hanai cell model. Moreover, a significant linear relationship with AC frequency dependency between relative permittivity and cell concentration was found, which provides a promising way to on-line estimate cell concentration in microchannel. Finally, cell distribution in 1 cross-section of the microchannel (X and Y directions) was measured with different electrode-combinations using the dielectric properties of cell suspensions, and cell concentration distribution along the microchannel (Z direction) was visualized at flowing state. The present cell spatial sensing study provides a new approach for 3 dimensional non-invasive online cell sensing for biological industry.
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- Jiafeng Yao
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chiba University , Chiba 263-0022, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chiba University , Chiba 263-0022, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University , Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chiba University , Chiba 263-0022, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chiba University , Chiba 263-0022, Japan
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Impedance sensing device enables early detection of pressure ulcers in vivo. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6575. [PMID: 25779688 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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When pressure is applied to a localized area of the body for an extended time, the resulting loss of blood flow and subsequent reperfusion to the tissue causes cell death and a pressure ulcer develops. Preventing pressure ulcers is challenging because the combination of pressure and time that results in tissue damage varies widely between patients, and the underlying damage is often severe by the time a surface wound becomes visible. Currently, no method exists to detect early tissue damage and enable intervention. Here we demonstrate a flexible, electronic device that non-invasively maps pressure-induced tissue damage, even when such damage cannot be visually observed. Using impedance spectroscopy across flexible electrode arrays in vivo on a rat model, we find that impedance is robustly correlated with tissue health across multiple animals and wound types. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of an automated, non-invasive 'smart bandage' for early detection of pressure ulcers.
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Sharma R, Blackburn T, Hu W, Wiltberger K, Velev OD. On-chip microelectrode impedance analysis of mammalian cell viability during biomanufacturing. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2014; 8:054108. [PMID: 25332745 PMCID: PMC4189596 DOI: 10.1063/1.4895564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The characterization of cell viability is a challenging task in applied biotechnology, as no clear definition of cell death exists. Cell death is accompanied with a change in the electrical properties of the membrane as well as the cell interior. Therefore, changes in the physiology of cells can be characterized by monitoring of their dielectric properties. We correlated the dielectric properties of industrially used mammalian cells, sedimented over interdigitated microelectrodes, to the AC signal response across the chip. The voltage waveforms across the electrodes were processed to obtain the circuit impedance, which was used to quantify the changes in cell viability. We observed an initial decrease in impedance, after which it remained nearly constant. The results were compared with data from the dye exclusion viability test, the cell specific oxygen uptake rate, and the online viable cell density data from capacitance probes. The microelectrode technique was found to be sensitive to physiological changes taking place inside the cells before their membrane integrity is compromised. Such accurate determination of the metabolic status during this initial period, which turned out to be less well captured in the dye exclusion tests, may be essential for several biotechnology operations.
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- Rachita Sharma
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905, USA
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- Cell Culture Development Department, Biogen Idec, Research Triangle Park , Durham, North Carolina 27709-4627, USA
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- Cell Culture Development Department, Biogen Idec, Research Triangle Park , Durham, North Carolina 27709-4627, USA
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- Cell Culture Development Department, Biogen Idec, Research Triangle Park , Durham, North Carolina 27709-4627, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905, USA
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Elitas M, Martinez-Duarte R, Dhar N, McKinney JD, Renaud P. Dielectrophoresis-based purification of antibiotic-treated bacterial subpopulations. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:1850-7. [PMID: 24756475 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00109e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Persistence of bacteria during antibiotic therapy is a widespread phenomenon, of particular importance in refractory mycobacterial infections such as leprosy and tuberculosis. Persistence is characterized by the phenotypic tolerance of a subpopulation of bacterial cells to antibiotics. Characterization of these "persister" cells is often difficult due to the transient, non-heritable nature of the phenotype and due to the presence of contaminating material from non-persisting cells, which usually comprise the larger fraction. In this study, we use 3D carbon-electrode arrays for dielectrophoresis-based separation of intact cells from damaged cells, revealed by differential staining with propidium iodide, and we use this procedure to purify intact cells from cultures of Mycobacterium smegmatis treated with isoniazid, a frontline anti-tuberculosis drug. The method presented in this study could be used for rapid label-free enrichment of intact persister cells from antibiotic-treated cultures while preserving the metastable persister phenotype. This approach would facilitate the downstream analysis of low-frequency subpopulations of cells using conventional omics techniques, such as transcriptomic and proteomic analysis.
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- Meltem Elitas
- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Azadirachta indica Modulates Electrical Properties and Type of Cell Death in NDEA-Induced Hepatic Tumors. Cell Biochem Biophys 2014; 70:383-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-9923-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Downey BJ, Graham LJ, Breit JF, Glutting NK. A novel approach for using dielectric spectroscopy to predict viable cell volume (VCV) in early process development. Biotechnol Prog 2014; 30:479-87. [PMID: 24851255 PMCID: PMC4162991 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Online monitoring of viable cell volume (VCV) is essential to the development, monitoring, and control of bioprocesses. The commercial availability of steam-sterilizable dielectricspectroscopy probes has enabled successful adoption of this technology as a key noninvasive method to measure VCV for cell-culture processes. Technological challenges still exist, however. For some cell lines, the technique’s accuracy in predicting the VCV from probepermittivity measurements declines as the viability of the cell culture decreases. To investigate the cause of this decrease in accuracy, divergences in predicted vs. actual VCV measurements were directly related to the shape of dielectric frequency scans collected during a cell culture. The changes in the shape of the beta dispersion, which are associated with changes in cell state, are quantified by applying a novel “area ratio” (AR) metric to frequency-scanning data from the dielectric-spectroscopy probes. The AR metric is then used to relate the shape of the beta dispersion to single-frequency permittivity measurements to accurately predict the offline VCV throughout an entire fed-batch run, regardless of cell state. This work demonstrates the possible feasibility of quantifying the shape of the beta dispersion, determined from frequency-scanning data, for enhanced measurement of VCV in mammalian cell cultures by applying a novel shape-characterization technique. In addition, this work demonstrates the utility of using changes in the shape of the beta dispersion to quantify cell health.
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Yu KK, Li K, Hou JT, Qin HH, Xie YM, Qian CH, Yu XQ. Rhodamine-based lysosome-targeted fluorescence probes: high pH sensitivity and their imaging application in living cells. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05215c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Two rhodamine-based pH probes were synthesized via the click reaction. Cell imaging experiments demonstrated RhPA was a good lysosome targeting probe in living cells with low cytotoxicity and excellent photostability.
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- Kang-Kang Yu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy
- West China Hospital
- West China Medical School
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu, P. R. China
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Schröder UC, Ramoji A, Glaser U, Sachse S, Leiterer C, Csaki A, Hübner U, Fritzsche W, Pfister W, Bauer M, Popp J, Neugebauer U. Combined dielectrophoresis-Raman setup for the classification of pathogens recovered from the urinary tract. Anal Chem 2013; 85:10717-24. [PMID: 24125497 DOI: 10.1021/ac4021616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rapid and effective methods of pathogen identifications are of major interest in clinical microbiological analysis to administer timely tailored antibiotic therapy. Raman spectroscopy as a label-free, culture-independent optical method is suitable to identify even single bacteria. However, the low bacteria concentration in body fluids makes it difficult to detect their characteristic molecular fingerprint directly in suspension. Therefore, in this study, Raman spectroscopy is combined with dielectrophoresis, which enables the direct translational manipulation of bacteria in suspensions with spatial nonuniform electrical fields so as to perform specific Raman spectroscopic characterization. A quadrupole electrode design is used to capture bacteria directly from fluids in well-defined microsized regions. With live/dead fluorescence viability staining, it is verified, that the bacteria survive this procedure for the relevant range of field strengths. The dielectrophoretic enrichment of bacteria allows for obtaining high quality Raman spectra in dilute suspensions with an integration time of only one second. As proof-of-principle study, the setup was tested with Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis, two bacterial strains that are commonly encountered in urinary tract infections. Furthermore, to verify the potential for dealing with real world samples, pathogens from patients' urine have been analyzed. With the additional help of multivariate statistical analysis, a robust classification model could be built and allowed the classification of those two strains within a few minutes. In contrast, the standard microbiological diagnostics are based on very time-consuming cultivation tests. This setup holds the potential to reduce the crucial parameter diagnosis time by orders of magnitude.
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Stacey MW, Sabuncu AC, Beskok A. Dielectric characterization of costal cartilage chondrocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:146-52. [PMID: 24016606 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chondrocytes respond to biomechanical and bioelectrochemical stimuli by secreting appropriate extracellular matrix proteins that enable the tissue to withstand the large forces it experiences. Although biomechanical aspects of cartilage are well described, little is known of the bioelectrochemical responses. The focus of this study is to identify bioelectrical characteristics of human costal cartilage cells using dielectric spectroscopy. METHODS Dielectric spectroscopy allows non-invasive probing of biological cells. An in house computer program is developed to extract dielectric properties of human costal cartilage cells from raw cell suspension impedance data measured by a microfluidic device. The dielectric properties of chondrocytes are compared with other cell types in order to comparatively assess the electrical nature of chondrocytes. RESULTS The results suggest that electrical cell membrane characteristics of chondrocyte cells are close to cardiomyoblast cells, cells known to possess an array of active ion channels. The blocking effect of the non-specific ion channel blocker gadolinium is tested on chondrocytes with a significant reduction in both membrane capacitance and conductance. CONCLUSIONS We have utilized a microfluidic chamber to mimic biomechanical events through changes in bioelectrochemistry and described the dielectric properties of chondrocytes to be closer to cells derived from electrically excitably tissues. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The study describes dielectric characterization of human costal chondrocyte cells using physical tools, where results and methodology can be used to identify potential anomalies in bioelectrochemical responses that may lead to cartilage disorders.
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- Michael W Stacey
- Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA
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Párta L, Zalai D, Borbély S, Putics Á. Application of dielectric spectroscopy for monitoring high cell density in monoclonal antibody producing CHO cell cultivations. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2013; 37:311-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-013-0998-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Xu X, Huang Q, Mao Y, Cui Z, Li Y, Huang Y, Rajput IR, Yu D, Li W. Immunomodulatory effects of Bacillus subtilis (natto) B4 spores on murine macrophages. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 56:817-24. [PMID: 22957751 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00508.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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To investigate the immunomodulatory effects of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) (natto) B4 spores on murine macrophage, RAW 264.7 cells were cultured alone or with B subtilis (natto) B4 spores at 37°C for 12 hrs, then both cells and culture supernatants were collected for analyses. Exposure of RAW 264.7 cells to B. subtilis (natto) B4 spores had no significant effects on macrophage viability and amounts of extracellular lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). However, it remarkably increased the activities of acid phosphatase (ACP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in cells and the amounts of nitric oxide (NO) and cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, interleukin [IL]-1 beta, IL-6, IL-12, IL-10 and macrophage inflammatory protein-2) in culture supernatants. These results demonstrate that B. subtilis (natto) B4 spores are harmless to murine macrophages and can stimulate their activation through up-regulation of ACP and LDH activities and enhance their immune function by increasing iNOS activity and stimulating NO and cytokine production. The above findings suggest that B. subtilis (natto) B4 spores have immunomodulatory effects on macrophages.
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- Xin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Institute of Feed Science, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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