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Lanier OL, Velez C, Arnold DP, Dobson J. Model of Magnetic Particle Capture Under Physiological Flow Rates for Cytokine Removal During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2020; 68:1198-1207. [PMID: 32915721 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2020.3023392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to design a physical model of a magnetic filtration system which can separate magnetic nanoparticle (MNP)-tagged cytokines from fluid at physiologically relevant flow rates employed during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures. METHODS The Navier-Stokes equations for the pressure driven flow in the chamber and the quasistatic stray magnetic field produced by an array of permanent magnets were solved using finite element analysis in COMSOL Multiphysics for 2D and 3D representations of the flow chamber. Parameters affecting the drag and magnetic forces including flow chamber dimensions, high gradient magnet array configurations, and particle properties, were changed and evaluated for their effect on MNP capture. RESULTS Flow chamber dimensions which achieve appropriate flow conditions for CPB were identified, and magnetic force within the chamber decreased with increased chamber height. A magnetic "block" array produced the highest magnetic force within the chamber. Polymeric microparticles loaded with MNPs were shown to have increased particle capture with increased hydrodynamic diameter. CONCLUSION The model achieved a predicted efficiency up to 100% capture in a single-pass of fluid flowing at 1.75 L/min. SIGNIFICANCE This work is an important step in designing a magnetic flow chamber that can remove the magnetically tagged cytokines under high flow employed during CPB. Cytokines have been shown to stimulate the systemic inflammatory response (SIR) associated with CPB and are an established therapeutic target to mitigate the SIR. In the long term, this work aims to guide researchers in the more accurate design of magnetic separation systems.
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Yang Q, Dong Y, Qiu Y, Yang X, Cao H, Wu Y. Design of Functional Magnetic Nanocomposites for Bioseparation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 191:111014. [PMID: 32325362 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Magnetic materials have been widely used in bioseparation in recent years due to their good biocompatibility, magnetic properties, and high binding capacity. In this review, we provide a brief introduction on the preparation and bioseparation applications of magnetic materials including the synthesis and surface modification of magnetic nanoparticles as well as the preparation and applications of magnetic nanocomposites in the separation of proteins, peptides, cells, exosomes and blood. The current limitations and remaining challenges in the fabrication process of magnetic materials for bioseparation will be also detailed.
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- Qi Yang
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, PR China; Dehong Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong, Yunnan 678400, PR China
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- Dehong Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong, Yunnan 678400, PR China
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- Dehong Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong, Yunnan 678400, PR China
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- Dehong Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong, Yunnan 678400, PR China
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- Dehong Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong, Yunnan 678400, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, PR China.
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Castillo-Torres KY, McLamore ES, Arnold DP. A High-Throughput Microfluidic Magnetic Separation (µFMS) Platform for Water Quality Monitoring. MICROMACHINES 2019; 11:E16. [PMID: 31877902 PMCID: PMC7019623 DOI: 10.3390/mi11010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The long-term aim of this work is to develop a biosensing system that rapidly detects bacterial targets of interest, such as Escherichia coli, in drinking and recreational water quality monitoring. For these applications, a standard sample size is 100 mL, which is quite large for magnetic separation microfluidic analysis platforms that typically function with <20 µL/s throughput. Here, we report the use of 1.5-µm-diameter magnetic microdisc to selectively tag target bacteria, and a high-throughput microfluidic device that can potentially isolate the magnetically tagged bacteria from 100 mL water samples in less than 15 min. Simulations and experiments show ~90% capture efficiencies of magnetic particles at flow rates up to 120 µL/s. Also, the platform enables the magnetic microdiscs/bacteria conjugates to be directly imaged, providing a path for quantitative assay.
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- Keisha Y. Castillo-Torres
- Interdisciplinary Microsystems Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;
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- Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;
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- Interdisciplinary Microsystems Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;
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Jiménez-Zenteno AK, Cerf A. Liquid Biopsy Based on Circulating Cancer-Associated Cells: Bridging the Gap from an Emerging Concept to a Mainstream Tool in Precision Medicine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 4:e1900164. [PMID: 32293131 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201900164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The concept of liquid biopsy and the isolation and analysis of circulating biomarkers from blood samples is proposed as a surrogate to solid biopsies and can have the potential to revolutionize the management of patients with cancer. The relevance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and the importance of the information they carry is acknowledged by the medical community. But what are the barriers to clinical adoption? This review draws a panorama of the biological implications of CTCs, their physical and biochemical properties, and the current technological bottlenecks for their analysis in relation with the medical needs. Keys and considerations to bridge the technological and clinical gaps that still need to be overcome to be able to introduce CTCs in clinical routine are finally synthesized.
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- Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 Avenue du Colonel Roche, 31400, Toulouse, France
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Ağaoğulları D, Madsen SJ, Ögüt B, Koh AL, Sinclair R. Synthesis and Characterization of Graphite-Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles from Ball Milling-Assisted Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition. CARBON 2017; 124:170-179. [PMID: 29434378 PMCID: PMC5807011 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Graphite-encapsulated Fe nanoparticles were synthesized using a combined method of high-energy ball milling and low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). Fe2O3 and graphite powders were milled to increase their surface areas and obtain a more homogeneous distribution. LPCVD was performed at a pressure of ~0.57 Torr in a tube furnace under a CH4/H2 atmosphere at 1050°C for 1 and 3 h. As-synthesized samples were purified in a 2 M HF solution. Characterization was performed using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and alternating gradient magnetometry (AGM). XRD revealed the presence of body centered cubic (BCC) and face centered cubic (FCC) Fe phases without residual iron oxides. SEM confirmed the powders were better mixed and smaller after ball milling compared to mortar and pestle milled powders. High resolution TEM showed all nanoparticles had at least four and on average 16 graphitic layers, around an Fe core ranging from 20-300 nm. Magnetic measurements indicated that nanoparticles exhibit soft ferromagnetic behavior with low saturation magnetization (17-21 emu/g) and coercivity (110 Oe). A chemical stability test performed in a 2 M HCl solution showed that graphitic shells did not degrade, nor was there evidence of core dissolution or shell discontinuity.
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- Duygu Ağaoğulları
- Particulate Materials Laboratories (PML), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4034, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4034, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4034, USA
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- Stanford Nano Shared Facilities, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4045, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4034, USA
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Ko J, Bhagwat N, Yee SS, Black T, Redlinger C, Romeo J, O'Hara M, Raj A, Carpenter EL, Stanger BZ, Issadore D. A magnetic micropore chip for rapid (<1 hour) unbiased circulating tumor cell isolation and in situ RNA analysis. LAB ON A CHIP 2017; 17:3086-3096. [PMID: 28809985 PMCID: PMC5612367 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00703e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The use of microtechnology for the highly selective isolation and sensitive detection of circulating tumor cells has shown enormous promise. One challenge for this technology is that the small feature sizes - which are the key to this technology's performance - can result in low sample throughput and susceptibility to clogging. Additionally, conventional molecular analysis of CTCs often requires cells to be taken off-chip for sample preparation and purification before analysis, leading to the loss of rare cells. To address these challenges, we have developed a microchip platform that combines fast, magnetic micropore based negative immunomagnetic selection (>10 mL h-1) with rapid on-chip in situ RNA profiling (>100× faster than conventional RNA labeling). This integrated chip can isolate both rare circulating cells and cell clusters directly from whole blood and allow individual cells to be profiled for multiple RNA cancer biomarkers, achieving sample-to-answer in less than 1 hour for 10 mL of whole blood. To demonstrate the power of this approach, we applied our device to the circulating tumor cell based diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. We used a genetically engineered lineage-labeled mouse model of pancreatic cancer (KPCY) to validate the performance of our chip. We show that in a cohort of patient samples (N = 25) that this device can detect and perform in situ RNA analysis on circulating tumor cells in patients with pancreatic cancer, even in those with extremely sparse CTCs (<1 CTC mL-1 of whole blood).
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- Jina Ko
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Xu J, Zhang QM, Zhao DX, Liu YR, Chen P, Lu GH, Xie HY. High sensitive detection method for protein by combining the magnetic separation with cation exchange based signal amplification. Talanta 2017; 168:91-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Molecular profiling of single circulating tumor cells from lung cancer patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E8379-E8386. [PMID: 27956614 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608461113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are established cancer biomarkers for the "liquid biopsy" of tumors. Molecular analysis of single CTCs, which recapitulate primary and metastatic tumor biology, remains challenging because current platforms have limited throughput, are expensive, and are not easily translatable to the clinic. Here, we report a massively parallel, multigene-profiling nanoplatform to compartmentalize and analyze hundreds of single CTCs. After high-efficiency magnetic collection of CTC from blood, a single-cell nanowell array performs CTC mutation profiling using modular gene panels. Using this approach, we demonstrated multigene expression profiling of individual CTCs from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with remarkable sensitivity. Thus, we report a high-throughput, multiplexed strategy for single-cell mutation profiling of individual lung cancer CTCs toward minimally invasive cancer therapy prediction and disease monitoring.
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Meunier A, Hernández-Castro JA, Turner K, Li K, Veres T, Juncker D. Combination of Mechanical and Molecular Filtration for Enhanced Enrichment of Circulating Tumor Cells. Anal Chem 2016; 88:8510-7. [PMID: 27442305 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been linked to cancer progression but are difficult to isolate, as they are very rare and heterogeneous, covering a range of sizes and expressing different molecular receptors. Filtration has emerged as a simple and powerful method to enrich CTCs but only captures cells above a certain size regardless of molecular characteristics. Here, we introduce antibody-functionalized microfilters to isolate CTCs based on both size and surface receptor expression. We present a 3D printed filtration cartridge with microfabricated polymer filters with 8, 10, 12, 15, or 20 μm-diameter pores. Pristine filters were used to optimize sample dilution, rinsing protocol, flow rate, and pore size, leading to >80% for the recovery of spiked cancer cells with very low white blood cell contamination (<1000). Then, filters were functionalized with antibodies against either epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the cartridges were used to enrich breast (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7) and renal (786-O, A-498) cancer cells expressing various levels of EpCAM and EGFR. Cancer cells were spiked into human blood, and when using filters with antibodies specific to a molecular receptor expressed on a cell, efficiency was increased to >96%. These results suggest that filtration can be optimized to target specific CTC characteristics such as size and receptor expression and that a diverse range of CTCs may be captured using particular combinations of pore size, filtration parameters, and antibody functionalization.
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- Anne Meunier
- Biomedical Engineering Department, McGill University , 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4.,McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, McGill University , 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G1
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, McGill University , 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4.,McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, McGill University , 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G1.,National Research Council of Canada , 75 de Mortagne Boulevard, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada J4B 6Y4
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, McGill University , 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4.,McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, McGill University , 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G1
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- National Research Council of Canada , 75 de Mortagne Boulevard, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada J4B 6Y4
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- National Research Council of Canada , 75 de Mortagne Boulevard, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada J4B 6Y4
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, McGill University , 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4.,McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, McGill University , 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G1.,Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, McGill University , 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4
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Ko J, Yelleswarapu V, Singh A, Shah N, Issadore D. Magnetic Nickel iron Electroformed Trap (MagNET): a master/replica fabrication strategy for ultra-high throughput (>100 mL h(-1)) immunomagnetic sorting. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:3049-57. [PMID: 27170379 PMCID: PMC4970905 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00487c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Microfluidic devices can sort immunomagnetically labeled cells with sensitivity and specificity much greater than that of conventional methods, primarily because the size of microfluidic channels and micro-scale magnets can be matched to that of individual cells. However, these small feature sizes come at the expense of limited throughput (ϕ < 5 mL h(-1)) and susceptibility to clogging, which have hindered current microfluidic technology from processing relevant volumes of clinical samples, e.g. V > 10 mL whole blood. Here, we report a new approach to micromagnetic sorting that can achieve highly specific cell separation in unprocessed complex samples at a throughput (ϕ > 100 mL h(-1)) 100× greater than that of conventional microfluidics. To achieve this goal, we have devised a new approach to micromagnetic sorting, the magnetic nickel iron electroformed trap (MagNET), which enables high flow rates by having millions of micromagnetic traps operate in parallel. Our design rotates the conventional microfluidic approach by 90° to form magnetic traps at the edges of pores instead of in channels, enabling millions of the magnetic traps to be incorporated into a centimeter sized device. Unlike previous work, where magnetic structures were defined using conventional microfabrication, we take inspiration from soft lithography and create a master from which many replica electroformed magnetic micropore devices can be economically manufactured. These free-standing 12 μm thick permalloy (Ni80Fe20) films contain micropores of arbitrary shape and position, allowing the device to be tailored for maximal capture efficiency and throughput. We demonstrate MagNET's capabilities by fabricating devices with both circular and rectangular pores and use these devices to rapidly (ϕ = 180 mL h(-1)) and specifically sort rare tumor cells from white blood cells.
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- Jina Ko
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. and Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wu WT, Martin AB, Gandini A, Aubry N, Massoudi M, Antaki JF. Design of microfluidic channels for magnetic separation of malaria-infected red blood cells. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS 2016; 20:41. [PMID: 27761107 PMCID: PMC5066816 DOI: 10.1007/s10404-016-1707-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study is motivated by the development of a blood cell filtration device for removal of malaria-infected, parasitized red blood cells (pRBCs). The blood was modeled as a multi-component fluid using the computational fluid dynamics discrete element method (CFD-DEM), wherein plasma was treated as a Newtonian fluid and the red blood cells (RBCs) were modeled as soft-sphere solid particles which move under the influence of drag, collisions with other RBCs, and a magnetic force. The CFD-DEM model was first validated by a comparison with experimental data from Han et al. 2006 (Han and Frazier 2006) involving a microfluidic magnetophoretic separator for paramagnetic deoxygenated blood cells. The computational model was then applied to a parametric study of a parallel-plate separator having hematocrit of 40% with a 10% of the RBCs as pRBCs. Specifically, we investigated the hypothesis of introducing an upstream constriction to the channel to divert the magnetic cells within the near-wall layer where the magnetic force is greatest. Simulations compared the efficacy of various geometries upon the stratification efficiency of the pRBCs. For a channel with nominal height of 100 µm, the addition of an upstream constriction of 80% improved the proportion of pRBCs retained adjacent to the magnetic wall (separation efficiency) by almost 2 fold, from 26% to 49%. Further addition of a downstream diffuser reduced remixing, hence improved separation efficiency to 72%. The constriction introduced a greater pressure drop (from 17 to 495 Pa), which should be considered when scaling-up this design for a clinical-sized system. Overall, the advantages of this design include its ability to accommodate physiological hematocrit and high throughput - which is critical for clinical implementation as a blood-filtration system.
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- Wei-Tao Wu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- U. S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), PA, 15236, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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Van Dorst B, Brivio M, Van Der Sar E, Blom M, Reuvekamp S, Tanzi S, Groenhuis R, Adojutelegan A, Lous EJ, Frederix F, Stuyver LJ. Integration of an optical CMOS sensor with a microfluidic channel allows a sensitive readout for biological assays in point-of-care tests. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 78:126-131. [PMID: 26599482 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this manuscript, a microfluidic detection module, which allows a sensitive readout of biological assays in point-of-care (POC) tests, is presented. The proposed detection module consists of a microfluidic flow cell with an integrated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS)-based single photon counting optical sensor. Due to the integrated sensor-based readout, the detection module could be implemented as the core technology in stand-alone POC tests, for use in mobile or rural settings. The performance of the detection module was demonstrated in three assays: a peptide, a protein and an antibody detection assay. The antibody detection assay with readout in the detection module proved to be 7-fold more sensitive that the traditional colorimetric plate-based ELISA. The protein and peptide assay showed a lower limit of detection (LLOD) of 200 fM and 460 fM respectively. Results demonstrate that the sensitivity of the immunoassays is comparable with lab-based immunoassays and at least equal or better than current mainstream POC devices. This sensitive readout holds the potential to develop POC tests, which are able to detect low concentrations of biomarkers. This will broaden the diagnostic capabilities at the clinician's office and at patient's home, where currently only the less sensitive lateral flow and dipstick POC tests are implemented.
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- Micronit Microfluidics, Twente, The Netherlands
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Enrichment of circulating melanoma cells (CMCs) using negative selection from patients with metastatic melanoma. Oncotarget 2015; 5:2450-61. [PMID: 24811334 PMCID: PMC4058018 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Circulating tumor cells have emerged as prognostic biomarkers in the treatment of metastatic cancers of epithelial origins viz., breast, colorectal and prostate. These tumors express Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) on their cell surface which is used as an antigen for immunoaffinity capture. However, EpCAM capture technologies are of limited utility for non-epithelial cancers such as melanoma. We report a method to enrich Circulating Melanoma Cells (CMCs) that does not presuppose malignant cell characteristics. CMCs were enriched by centrifugation of blood samples from healthy (N = 10) and patient (N = 11) donors, followed by RBC lysis and immunomagnetic depletion of CD45-positive leukocytes in a specialized magnetic separator. CMCs were identified by immunocytochemistry using Melan-A or S100B as melanoma markers and enumerated using automated microscopy image analyses. Separation was optimized for maximum sensitivity and recovery of CMCs. Our results indicate large number of CMCs in Stage IV melanoma patients. Analysis of survival suggested a trend toward decreased survival with increased number of CMCs. Moreover, melanoma-associated miRs were found to be higher in CMC-enriched fractions in two patients when compared with the unseparated samples, validating this method as applicable for molecular analyses. Negative selection is a promising approach for isolation of CMCs and other EpCAM -negative CTCs, and is amenable to molecular analysis of CMCs. Further studies are required to validate its efficacy at capturing specific circulating cells for genomic analysis, and xenograft studies.
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Munir A, Zhu Z, Wang J, Zhou HS. Experimental investigation of magnetically actuated separation using tangential microfluidic channels and magnetic nanoparticles. IET Nanobiotechnol 2014; 8:102-10. [PMID: 25014081 DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2012.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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A novel continuous switching/separation scheme of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in a sub-microlitre fluid volume surrounded by neodymium permanent magnet is studied in this work using tangential microfluidic channels. Polydimethylsiloxane tangential microchannels are fabricated using a novel micromoulding technique that can be done without a clean room and at much lower cost and time. Negligible switching of MNPs is seen in the absence of magnetic field, whereas 90% of switching is observed in the presence of magnetic field. The flow rate of MNPs solution had dramatic impact on separation performance. An optimum value of the flow rate is found that resulted in providing effective MNP separation at much faster rate. Separation performance is also investigated for a mixture containing non-magnetic polystyrene particles and MNPs. It is found that MNPs preferentially moved from lower microchannel to upper microchannel resulting in efficient separation. The proof-of-concept experiments performed in this work demonstrates that microfluidic bioseparation can be efficiently achieved using functionalised MNPs, together with tangential microchannels, appropriate magnetic field strength and optimum flow rates. This work verifies that a simple low-cost magnetic switching scheme can be potentially of great utility for the separation and detection of biomolecules in microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems.
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- Ahsan Munir
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, 28 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
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Muluneh M, Shang W, Issadore D. Track-etched magnetic micropores for immunomagnetic isolation of pathogens. Adv Healthc Mater 2014; 3:1078-85. [PMID: 24535921 PMCID: PMC4418635 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201300502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A microfluidic chip is developed to selectively isolate magnetically tagged cells from heterogeneous suspensions, the track-etched magnetic micropore (TEMPO) filter. The TEMPO consists of an ion track-etched polycarbonate membrane coated with soft magnetic film (Ni20 Fe80 ). In the presence of an applied field, provided by a small external magnet, the filter becomes magnetized and strong magnetic traps are created along the edges of the micro-pores. In contrast to conventional microfluidics, fluid flows vertically through the porous membrane allowing large flow rates while keeping the capture rate high and the chip compact. By utilizing track-etching instead of conventional semiconductor fabrication, TEMPOs can be fabricated with microscale pores over large areas A > 1 cm(2) at little cost (< 5 C| cm(-) (2) ). To demonstrate the utility of this platform, a TEMPO with 5 μm pore size is used to selectively and rapidly isolate immunomagnetically targeted Escherichia coli from heterogeneous suspensions, demonstrating enrichment of ζ > 500 at a flow rate of Φ = 5 mL h(-1) . Furthermore, the large density of micropores (ρ = 10(6) cm(-2) ) allows the TEMPO to sort E. coli from unprocessed environmental and clinical samples, as the blockage of a few pores does not significantly change the behavior of the device.
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- Melaku Muluneh
- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 South 33rd Street, Suite 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6321, USA
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- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 South 33rd Street, Suite 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6321, USA
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- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 South 33rd Street, Suite 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6321, USA; Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 200 South 33rd Street, 203 Moore Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6321, USA
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Costa C, Abal M, López-López R, Muinelo-Romay L. Biosensors for the detection of circulating tumour cells. SENSORS 2014; 14:4856-75. [PMID: 24618729 PMCID: PMC4003971 DOI: 10.3390/s140304856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Metastasis is the cause of most cancer deaths. Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are cells released from the primary tumour into the bloodstream that are considered the main promoters of metastasis. Therefore, these cells are targets for understanding tumour biology and improving clinical management of the disease. Several techniques have emerged in recent years to isolate, detect, and characterise CTCs. As CTCs are a rare event, their study requires multidisciplinary considerations of both biological and physical properties. In addition, as isolation of viable cells may give further insights into metastatic development, cell recovery must be done with minimal cell damage. The ideal system for CTCs analysis must include maximum efficiency of detection in real time. In this sense, new approaches used to enrich CTCs from clinical samples have provided an important improvement in cell recovery. However, this progress should be accompanied by more efficient strategies of cell quantification. A range of biosensor platforms are being introduced into the technology for CTCs quantification with promising results. This review provides an update on recent progress in CTCs identification using different approaches based on sensor signaling.
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- Clotilde Costa
- Translational Medical Oncology, Health Research Institute of Santiago (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (SERGAS), Trav. Choupana s/n 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Translational Medical Oncology, Health Research Institute of Santiago (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (SERGAS), Trav. Choupana s/n 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Translational Medical Oncology, Health Research Institute of Santiago (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (SERGAS), Trav. Choupana s/n 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Unity of CTCs analysis Translational Medical Oncology, Health Research Institute of Santiago (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (SERGAS), Trav. Choupana s/n 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Earhart CM, Hughes CE, Gaster RS, Ooi CC, Wilson RJ, Zhou LY, Humke EW, Xu L, Wong DJ, Willingham SB, Schwartz EJ, Weissman IL, Jeffrey SS, Neal JW, Rohatgi R, Wakelee HA, Wang SX. Isolation and mutational analysis of circulating tumor cells from lung cancer patients with magnetic sifters and biochips. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:78-88. [PMID: 23969419 PMCID: PMC4144998 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50580d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Detection and characterization of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may reveal insights into the diagnosis and treatment of malignant disease. Technologies for isolating CTCs developed thus far suffer from one or more limitations, such as low throughput, inability to release captured cells, and reliance on expensive instrumentation for enrichment or subsequent characterization. We report a continuing development of a magnetic separation device, the magnetic sifter, which is a miniature microfluidic chip with a dense array of magnetic pores. It offers high efficiency capture of tumor cells, labeled with magnetic nanoparticles, from whole blood with high throughput and efficient release of captured cells. For subsequent characterization of CTCs, an assay, using a protein chip with giant magnetoresistive nanosensors, has been implemented for mutational analysis of CTCs enriched with the magnetic sifter. The use of these magnetic technologies, which are separate devices, may lead the way to routine preparation and characterization of "liquid biopsies" from cancer patients.
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- Christopher M. Earhart
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California, 94305, USA
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Ludwig Cancer Center, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Ludwig Cancer Center, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California, 94305, USA
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Tel: +1 650-723-8671
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Ooi C, Earhart CM, Wilson RJ, Wang SX. Rapid Characterization of Magnetic Moment of Cells for Magnetic Separation. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS 2013; 49:3434-3437. [PMID: 24771946 PMCID: PMC3996843 DOI: 10.1109/tmag.2013.2245310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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NCI-H1650 lung cancer cell lines labeled with magnetic nanoparticles via the Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) antigen were previously shown to be captured at high efficiencies by a microfabricated magnetic sifter. If fine control and optimization of the magnetic separation process is to be achieved, it is vital to be able to characterize the labeled cells' magnetic moment rapidly. We have thus adapted a rapid prototyping method to obtain the saturation magnetic moment of these cells. This method utilizes a cross-correlation algorithm to analyze the cells' motion in a simple fluidic channel to obtain their magnetophoretic velocity, and is effective even when the magnetic moments of cells are small. This rapid characterization is proven useful in optimizing our microfabricated magnetic sifter procedures for magnetic cell capture.
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- Chinchun Ooi
- Chemical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA ; Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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Sinclair R, Li H, Madsen S, Dai H. HREM analysis of graphite-encapsulated metallic nanoparticles for possible medical applications. Ultramicroscopy 2013; 134:167-74. [PMID: 23809196 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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High resolution electron microscopy has been applied to study the structure of metallic nanoparticles. These have sparked considerable interest as contrast agents in the field of biological imaging, including in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). Here, we describe a method of synthesizing sub-10nm superparamagnetic metal and alloy nanoparticles by reduction of metallic salts. Annealing at 900°C in a methane/hydrogen environment forms a thin graphitic-carbon shell which is expected to improve stability, biocompatibility, and functionalization. Subsequent high resolution electron microscopy verifies graphitization and allows for crystallographic analysis. Most particles consist of single crystals in the phase predicted for the bulk material at the annealing temperature. Electron energy loss spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and lattice constant measurements show large variation in composition for alloy nanoparticles from a single synthesis. The magnetization relaxation time (T2) measurements demonstrate that Fe and AuFe nanoparticles compete with commercially available iron oxide MRI contrast agents. X-ray attenuation measurements of an AuFe alloy nanoparticle solution gave a relative radiodensity of 280 Hounsfield Units, demonstrating promise as a dual-purpose contrast agent in CT and MRI. Long term stability in an atmospheric environment was also tested, with no signs of corrosion or oxidation after several years of storage.
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- Robert Sinclair
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4034, USA.
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Watarai H. Continuous separation principles using external microaction forces. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2013; 6:353-78. [PMID: 23772659 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-062012-092551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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During the past decade, methods for the continuous separation of microparticles with microaction forces have rapidly advanced. Various action forces have been used in designs of both microchannel and capillary continuous separation systems, which depend on properties such as conductivity, permittivity, absorptivity, refractive index, magnetic susceptibility, and compressibility. Particle migration velocity has been used to characterize the particles. Biological cells have been the most interesting targets of these continuous separation methods.
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- Hitoshi Watarai
- Institute for NanoScience Design, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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Ooi C, Earhart CM, Wilson RJ, Wang SX. Effect of Magnetic Field Gradient on Effectiveness of the Magnetic Sifter for Cell Purification. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS 2013; 49:316-320. [PMID: 23515873 PMCID: PMC3600415 DOI: 10.1109/tmag.2012.2224851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In our experiments with NCI-H1650 lung cancer cell lines labeled with magnetic nanoparticles via the Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) antigen, we demonstrate capture efficiencies above 90% even at sample flow rates of 5 ml/h through our microfabricated magnetic sifter. We also improve the elution efficiencies from between 50% and 60% to close to 90% via optimization of the permanent magnet size and position used to magnetize the sifter. We then explain our observations via the use of finite element software for magnetic field and field gradient distributions, and a particle tracing algorithm, illustrating the impact of magnetic field gradients on the performance of the magnetic sifter. The high capture and elution efficiencies observed here is especially significant for magnetic separation of biologically interesting but rare moieties such as cancer stem cells for downstream analysis.
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- Chinchun Ooi
- Chemical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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Hoshino K, Huang YY, Lane N, Huebschman M, Uhr JW, Frenkel EP, Zhang X. Microchip-based immunomagnetic detection of circulating tumor cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:3449-57. [PMID: 21863182 PMCID: PMC3379551 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20270g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Screening for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood has been an object of interest for evidence of progressive disease, status of disease activity, recognition of clonal evolution of molecular changes and for possible early diagnosis of cancer. We describe a new method of microchip-based immunomagnetic CTC detection, in which the benefits of both immunomagnetic assay and the microfluidic device are combined. As the blood sample flows through the microchannel closely above arrayed magnets, cancer cells labeled with magnetic nanoparticles are separated from blood flow and deposited at the bottom wall of the glass coverslip, which allows direct observation of captured cells with a fluorescence microscope. A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based microchannel fixed on a glass coverslip was used to screen blood samples. The thin, flat dimensions of the microchannel, combined with the sharp magnetic field gradient in the vicinity of arrayed magnets with alternate polarities, lead to an effective capture of labeled cells. Compared to the commercially available CellSearch™ system, fewer (25%) magnetic particles are required to achieve a comparable capture rate, while the screening speed (at an optimal blood flow rate of 10 mL h(-1)) is more than five times faster than those reported previously with a microchannel-based assay. For the screening experiment, blood drawn from healthy subjects into CellSave™ tubes was spiked with cultured cancer cell lines of COLO205 and SKBR3. The blood was then kept at room temperature for 48 hours before the screening, emulating the actual clinical cases of blood screening. Customized Fe(3)O(4) magnetic nanoparticles (Veridex Ferrofluid™) conjugated to anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) antibodies were introduced into the blood samples to label cancer cells, and the blood was then run through the microchip device to capture the labelled cells. After capture, the cells were stained with fluorescent labelled anti-cytokeratin, DAPI and anti-CD45. Subsequent immunofluorescence images were taken for the captured cells, followed by comprehensive computer aided analysis based on fluorescence intensities and cell morphology. Rare cancer cells (from ∼1000 cells down to ∼5 cells per mL) with very low tumor cell to blood cell ratios (about 1 : 10(7) to 10(9), including red blood cells) were successfully detected. Cancer cell capture rates of 90% and 86% were demonstrated for COLO205 and SKBR3 cells, respectively.
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- Kazunori Hoshino
- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 1 University Station, C0800 Austin, TX 78712-0238, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 1 University Station, C0800 Austin, TX 78712-0238, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX, 75390-8852, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX, 75390-8852, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX, 75390-8852, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX, 75390-8852, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 1 University Station, C0800 Austin, TX 78712-0238, USA
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Beveridge JS, Stephens JR, Williams ME. The use of magnetic nanoparticles in analytical chemistry. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2011; 4:251-73. [PMID: 21417723 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061010-114041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Magnetic nanoparticles uniquely combine superparamagnetic behavior with dimensions that are smaller than or the same size as molecular analytes. The integration of magnetic nanoparticles with analytical methods has opened new avenues for sensing, purification, and quantitative analysis. Applied magnetic fields can be used to control the motion and properties of magnetic nanoparticles; in analytical chemistry, use of magnetic fields provides methods for manipulating and analyzing species at the molecular level. In this review, we describe applications of magnetic nanoparticles to analyte handling, chemical sensors, and imaging techniques.
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- Jacob S Beveridge
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16803, USA.
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Baptista PV, Doria G, Quaresma P, Cavadas M, Neves CS, Gomes I, Eaton P, Pereira E, Franco R. Nanoparticles in molecular diagnostics. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2011; 104:427-88. [PMID: 22093226 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-416020-0.00011-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the available and emerging molecular diagnostic methods that take advantage of the unique nanoscale properties of nanoparticles (NPs) to increase the sensitivity, detection capabilities, ease of operation, and portability of the biodetection assemblies. The focus will be on noble metal NPs, especially gold NPs, fluorescent NPs, especially quantum dots, and magnetic NPs, the three main players in the development of probes for biological sensing. The chapter is divided into four sections: a first section covering the unique physicochemical properties of NPs of relevance for their utilization in molecular diagnostics; the second section dedicated to applications of NPs in molecular diagnostics by nucleic acid detection; and the third section with major applications of NPs in the area of immunoassays. Finally, a concluding section highlights the most promising advances in the area and presents future perspectives.
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- Pedro V Baptista
- Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Centro de Investigação em Genética Molecular Humana (CIGMH), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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Zhou Y, Wang Y, Lin Q. A Microfluidic Device for Continuous-Flow Magnetically Controlled Capture and Isolation of Microparticles. JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS : A JOINT IEEE AND ASME PUBLICATION ON MICROSTRUCTURES, MICROACTUATORS, MICROSENSORS, AND MICROSYSTEMS 2010; 19:743-751. [PMID: 24511214 PMCID: PMC3916004 DOI: 10.1109/jmems.2010.2050194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This paper presents a novel microfluidic device that exploits magnetic manipulation for integrated capture and isolation of microparticles in continuous flow. The device, which was fabricated from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) by soft-lithography techniques, consists of an incubator and a separator integrated on a single chip. The incubator is based on a novel scheme termed target acquisition by repetitive traversal (TART), in which surface-functionalized magnetic beads repetitively traverse a sample to seek out and capture target particles. This is accomplished by a judicious combination of a serpentine microchannel geometry and a time-invariant magnetic field. Subsequently, in the separator, the captured target particles are isolated from nontarget particles via magnetically driven fractionation in the same magnetic field. Due to the TART incubation scheme that uses a corner-free serpentine channel, the device has no dead volume and allows minimization of undesired particle or magnetic-bead retention. Single-chip integration of the TART incubator with the magnetic-fractionation separator further allows automated continuous isolation and retrieval of specific microparticles in an integrated manner that is free of manual off-chip sample incubation, as often required by alternative approaches. Experiments are conducted to characterize the individual incubation and separation components, as well as the integrated device. The device is found to allow 90% of target particles in a sample to be captured and isolated and 99% of nontarget particles to be eliminated. With this high separation efficiency, along with excellent reliability and flexibility, the device is well suited to sorting, purification, enrichment, and detection of micro/nanoparticles and cells in lab-on-a-chip systems.
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- Yao Zhou
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA
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- CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL 35805 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA
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Choi CK, Fowlkes JD, Retterer ST, Siuti P, Iyer S, Doktycz MJ. Surface charge- and space-dependent transport of proteins in crowded environments of nanotailored posts. ACS NANO 2010; 4:3345-55. [PMID: 20515056 PMCID: PMC2892340 DOI: 10.1021/nn901831q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The reaction and diffusion of molecules across barriers and through crowded environments is integral to biological system function and to separation technologies. Ordered, microfabricated post arrays are a promising route to creating synthetic barriers with controlled chemical and physical characteristics. They can be used to create crowded environments, to mimic aspects of cellular membranes, and to serve as engineered replacements of polymer-based separation media. Here, the translational diffusion of fluorescein isothiocyante and various forms of green fluorescent protein (GFP), including "supercharged" variants, are examined in a silicon-based post array environment. The technique of fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) is combined with analytical approximations and numerical simulations to assess the relative effects of reaction and diffusion on molecular transport, respectively. FRAP experiments were conducted for 64 different cases where the molecular species, the density of the posts, and the chemical surface charge of the posts were varied. In all cases, the dense packing of the posts hindered the diffusive transport of the fluorescent species. The supercharged GFPs strongly interacted with oppositely charged surfaces. With similar molecular and surface charges, transport is primarily limited by hindered diffusion. For conventional, enhanced GFP in a positively charged surface environment, transport was limited by the coupled action of hindered diffusion and surface interaction with the posts. Quantification of the size-, space-, time-, and charge-dependent translational diffusion in the post array environments can provide insight into natural processes and guide the design and development of selective membrane systems.
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- Chang Kyoung Choi
- Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
- Graduate Program in Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
- Graduate Program in Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
- Graduate Program in Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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