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Goreke U, Gonzales A, Shipley B, Tincher M, Sharma O, Wulftange WJ, Man Y, An R, Hinczewski M, Gurkan UA. Motion blur microscopy: in vitro imaging of cell adhesion dynamics in whole blood flow. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7058. [PMID: 39152149 PMCID: PMC11329636 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51014-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Imaging and characterizing the dynamics of cellular adhesion in blood samples is of fundamental importance in understanding biological function. In vitro microscopy methods are widely used for this task but typically require diluting the blood with a buffer to allow for transmission of light. However, whole blood provides crucial signaling cues that influence adhesion dynamics, which means that conventional approaches lack the full physiological complexity of living microvasculature. We can reliably image cell interactions in microfluidic channels during whole blood flow by motion blur microscopy (MBM) in vitro and automate image analysis using machine learning. MBM provides a low cost, easy to implement alternative to intravital microscopy, for rapid data generation where understanding cell interactions, adhesion, and motility is crucial. MBM is generalizable to studies of various diseases, including cancer, blood disorders, thrombosis, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, as well as providing rich datasets for theoretical modeling of adhesion dynamics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Utku Goreke
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Dong Y, Ren W, Sun Y, Duan X, Liu C. Aggregation-Augmented Magnetism of Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles and Enabling Magnetic Levitation-Based Exosome Sensing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2407013. [PMID: 38936410 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202407013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
Due to the presence of unpaired electron orbitals in most lanthanide ions, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) exhibit paramagnetism. However, as to biosensing applications, the magnetism of LnNPs is so weak that can hardly be employed in target separation. Herein, it is discovered that the magnetism of the LnNPs is highly associated with their concentration in a confined space, enabling aggregation-augmented magnetism to make them susceptive to a conventional magnet. Accordingly, a magnetic levitation (Maglev) sensing system is designed, in which the target exosomes can specifically introduce paramagnetic LnNPs to the microbeads' surface, allowing aggregation-augmented magnetism and further leverage the microbeads' levitation height in the Maglev device to indicate the target exosomes' content. It is demonstrated that this Maglev system can precisely distinguish healthy people's blood samples from those of breast cancer patients. This is the first work to report that LnNPs hold great promise in magnetic separation-based biological sample sorting, and the LnNP-permitted Maglev sensing system is proven to be promising for establishing a new generation of biosensing devices.
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- Yuanyuan Dong
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Department of Translational Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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Chu J, Zhang Y, Li J, Hong J, Sun L, Wei J. A separation-free paper-based hydrogel device for one-step reactive oxygen species determination by a smartphone. J Mater Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38957936 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb00715h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Paper-based analytical devices (PADs) are very convenient for determining biomarkers in point-of-care (POC) diagnosis while requiring sample pre-treatment or impurity separation. This study reports a novel hydrogel-coupled, paper-based analytical device (PAD) for separation-free H2O2 colorimetric detection in both aqueous solution and cell lysis with sample-to-answer analysis by directly loading into the sample test zone. By encapsulating an inorganic mimic enzyme and chromogenic substrate into the sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel, amplification of the color signal after catalyzing the substrate could be achieved. Taking advantage of the nanoscale porous structure of the hydrogel and the lateral flow channel of the PAD, large interference fragments or bio-macromolecules are prevented from diffusing into the chromogenic reaction, whereas the small target molecules enter the sensing region to trigger the catalytic reaction. This method demonstrated a rapid and accurate analysis with a limit of detection as low as 0.06 mM and detection selectivity. Our proposed device requires no enzyme and is separation-free, portable, easy-to-fabricate, and low-cost, and may offer a platform for quantitative or qualitative analysis of other analytes in body fluids for POC applications.
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- Jie Chu
- School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
- School of Physical Education and Sport, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
- School of Physical Education and Sport, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
- School of Physical Education and Sport, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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Li SS, Xue CD, Li YJ, Chen XM, Zhao Y, Qin KR. Microfluidic characterization of single-cell biophysical properties and the applications in cancer diagnosis. Electrophoresis 2024; 45:1212-1232. [PMID: 37909658 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202300177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Single-cell biophysical properties play a crucial role in regulating cellular physiological states and functions, demonstrating significant potential in the fields of life sciences and clinical diagnostics. Therefore, over the last few decades, researchers have developed various detection tools to explore the relationship between the biophysical changes of biological cells and human diseases. With the rapid advancement of modern microfabrication technology, microfluidic devices have quickly emerged as a promising platform for single-cell analysis offering advantages including high-throughput, exceptional precision, and ease of manipulation. Consequently, this paper provides an overview of the recent advances in microfluidic analysis and detection systems for single-cell biophysical properties and their applications in the field of cancer. The working principles and latest research progress of single-cell biophysical property detection are first analyzed, highlighting the significance of electrical and mechanical properties. The development of data acquisition and processing methods for real-time, high-throughput, and practical applications are then discussed. Furthermore, the differences in biophysical properties between tumor and normal cells are outlined, illustrating the potential for utilizing single-cell biophysical properties for tumor cell identification, classification, and drug response assessment. Lastly, we summarize the limitations of existing microfluidic analysis and detection systems in single-cell biophysical properties, while also pointing out the prospects and future directions of their applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Shan-Shan Li
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomach Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, P. R. China
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Goreke U, Gonzales A, Shipley B, Tincher M, Sharma O, Wulftange W, Man Y, An R, Hinczewski M, Gurkan UA. Motion Blur Microscopy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.10.08.561435. [PMID: 37873474 PMCID: PMC10592665 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.08.561435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
Imaging and characterizing the dynamics of cellular adhesion in blood samples is of fundamental importance in understanding biological function. In vitro microscopy methods are widely used for this task, but typically require diluting the blood with a buffer to allow for transmission of light. However whole blood provides crucial mechanical and chemical signaling cues that influence adhesion dynamics, which means that conventional approaches lack the full physiological complexity of living microvasculature. We propose to overcome this challenge by a new in vitro imaging method which we call motion blur microscopy (MBM). By decreasing the source light intensity and increasing the integration time during imaging, flowing cells are blurred, allowing us to identify adhered cells. Combined with an automated analysis using machine learning, we can for the first time reliably image cell interactions in microfluidic channels during whole blood flow. MBM provides a low cost, easy to implement alternative to intravital microscopy, the in vivo approach for studying how the whole blood environment shapes adhesion dynamics. We demonstrate the method's reproducibility and accuracy in two example systems where understanding cell interactions, adhesion, and motility is crucial-sickle red blood cells adhering to laminin, and CAR-T cells adhering to E-selectin. We illustrate the wide range of data types that can be extracted from this approach, including distributions of cell size and eccentricity, adhesion durations, trajectories and velocities of adhered cells moving on a functionalized surface, as well as correlations among these different features at the single cell level. In all cases MBM allows for rapid collection and processing of large data sets, ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of individual adhesion events. The method is generalizable to study adhesion mechanisms in a variety of diseases, including cancer, blood disorders, thrombosis, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, as well as providing rich datasets for theoretical modeling of adhesion dynamics.
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- Utku Goreke
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Ogut MG, Ma P, Gupta R, Hoerner CR, Fan AC, El-Kaffas AN, Durmus NG. Automated Image Analysis for Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells and Clusters Sorted by Magnetic Levitation. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2023; 7:e2300109. [PMID: 37462226 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202300109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Magnetic levitation-based sorting technologies have revolutionized the detection and isolation of rare cells, including circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor cell clusters (CTCCs). Manual counting and quantification of these cells are prone to time-consuming processes, human error, and inter-observer variability, particularly challenging when heterogeneous cell types in 3D clusters are present. To overcome these challenges, we developed "Fastcount," an in-house MATLAB-based algorithm for precise, automated quantification and phenotypic characterization of CTCs and CTCCs, in both 2D and 3D. Fastcount is 120 times faster than manual counting and produces reliable results with a ±7.3% deviation compared to a trained laboratory technician. By analyzing 400 GB of fluorescence imaging data, we showed that Fastcount outperforms manual counting and commercial software when cells are aggregated in 3D or staining artifacts are present, delivering more accurate results. We further employed Fastcount for automated analysis of 3D image stacks obtained from CTCCs isolated from colorectal adenocarcinoma and renal cell carcinoma blood samples. Interestingly, we observed a highly heterogeneous spatial cellular composition within CTCCs, even among clusters from the same patient. Overall, Fastcount can be employed for various applications with lab-chip devices, such as CTC detection, CTCC analysis in 3D and cell detection in biosensors.
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- Mehmet Giray Ogut
- Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- School of Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 94305, USA
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 94305, USA
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Charan MR, Augustsson P. Acoustophoretic Characterization and Separation of Blood Cells in Acoustic Impedance Gradients. PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED 2023; 20:024066. [PMID: 38333566 PMCID: PMC7615610 DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.20.024066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Single-cell phenotyping based on biophysical properties is a promising tool to distinguish cell types and their response to a given condition, and charting such properties also enables optimization of cell separations. Isoacoustic focusing, where cells migrate to their points of zero acoustic contrast in an acoustic impedance gradient, added the effective acoustic impedance of cells to the directory of biophysical properties that can be utilized to categorize or separate cells. This study investigates isoacoustic focusing in a stop-flow regime and shows how cells migrate towards their isoacoustic point. We introduce a numerical model that we use to estimate the acoustic energy density in acoustic impedance gradient media by tracking particles of known properties, and we investigate the effect of acoustic streaming. From the measured trajectories of cells combined with fluorescence intensity images of the slowly diffusing gradient, we read out the effective acoustic impedance of neutrophils and K562 cancer cells. Finally, we propose suitable acoustic impedance gradients that lead to a high degree separation of neutrophils and K562 cells in a continuous-flow configuration.
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- Mahdi Rezayati Charan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Ole Römers Väg 3, 22363 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Ole Römers Väg 3, 22363 Lund, Sweden
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Goreke U, Iram S, Singh G, Domínguez-Medina S, Man Y, Bode A, An R, Little JA, Wirth CL, Hinczewski M, Gurkan UA. Catch bonds in sickle cell disease: Shear-enhanced adhesion of red blood cells to laminin. Biophys J 2023; 122:2564-2576. [PMID: 37177783 PMCID: PMC10323024 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Could the phenomenon of catch bonding-force-strengthened cellular adhesion-play a role in sickle cell disease, where abnormal red blood cell (RBC) adhesion obstructs blood flow? Here, we investigate the dynamics of sickle RBCs adhering to a surface functionalized with the protein laminin (a component of the extracellular matrix around blood vessels) under physiologically relevant microscale flow. First, using total internal reflectance microscopy we characterize the spatial fluctuations of the RBC membrane above the laminin surface before detachment. The complex dynamics we observe suggest the possibility of catch bonding, where the mean detachment time of the cell from the surface initially increases to a maximum and then decreases as a function of shear force. We next conduct a series of shear-induced detachment experiments on blood samples from 25 sickle cell disease patients, quantifying the number and duration of adhered cells under both sudden force jumps and linear force ramps. The experiments reveal that a subset of patients does indeed exhibit catch bonding. By fitting the data to a theoretical model of the bond dynamics, we can extract the mean bond lifetime versus force for each patient. The results show a striking heterogeneity among patients, both in terms of the qualitative behavior (whether or not there is catch bonding) and in the magnitudes of the lifetimes. Patients with large bond lifetimes at physiological forces are more likely to have certain adverse clinical features, like a diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension and intracardiac shunts. By introducing an in vitro platform for fully characterizing RBC-laminin adhesion dynamics, our approach could contribute to the development of patient-specific antiadhesive therapies for sickle cell disease. The experimental setup is also easily generalizable to studying adhesion dynamics in other cell types, for example, leukocytes or cancer cells, and can incorporate disease-relevant environmental conditions like oxygen deprivation.
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- Utku Goreke
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Hematology and Blood Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Gao QH, Song PH, Zou HX, Wu ZY, Zhao LC, Zhang WM. Dynamically Rotating Magnetic Levitation to Characterize the Spatial Density Heterogeneity of Materials. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2300219. [PMID: 37127886 PMCID: PMC10369266 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Magnetic levitation (MagLev) is a promising technology for density-based analysis and manipulation of nonmagnetic materials. One major limitation is that extant MagLev methods are based on the static balance of gravitational-magnetic forces, thereby leading to an inability to resolve interior differences in density. Here a new strategy called "dynamically rotating MagLev" is proposed, which combines centrifugal force and nonlinear magnetic force to amplify the interior differences in density. The design of the nonlinear magnetic force in tandem with centrifugal force supports the regulation of stable equilibriums, enabling different homogeneous objects to reach distinguishable equilibrium orientations. Without reducing the magnetic susceptibility, the dynamically rotating MagLev system can lead to a relatively large change in orientation angle (∆ψ > 50°) for the heterogeneous parts with small inclusions (volume fraction VF = 2.08%). The rich equilibrium states of levitating objects invoke the concept of levitation stability, which is employed, for the first time, to characterize the spatial density heterogeneity of objects. Exploiting the tunable nonlinear levitation behaviors of objects provides a new paradigm for developing operationally simple, nondestructive density heterogeneity characterization methods. Such methods have tremendous potential in applications related to sorting, orienting, and assembling objects in three dimensions.
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- Qiu-Hua Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vehicle Power and Transmission System, Hunan Institute of Engineering, 88 Fuxing East Road, Xiangtan, 411104, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
- SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Yu J, Li D, Zhu C, Ouyang Q, Miao C, Yu H. A Magnetic Levitation System for Range/Sensitivity-Tunable Measurement of Density. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:3955. [PMID: 37112295 PMCID: PMC10143956 DOI: 10.3390/s23083955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Magnetic levitation (MagLev) is a promising density-based analytical technique with numerous applications. Several MagLev structures with different levels of sensitivity and range have been studied. However, these MagLev structures can seldom satisfy the different performance requirements simultaneously, such as high sensitivity, wide measurement range, and easy operation, which have prevented them from being widely used. In this work, a tunable MagLev system was developed. It is confirmed by numerical simulation and experiments that this system possesses a high resolution down to 10-7 g/cm3 or even higher compared to the existing systems. Meanwhile, the resolution and range of this tunable system can be adjusted to meet different requirements of measurement. More importantly, this system can be operated simply and conveniently. This bundle of characteristics demonstrates that the novel tunable MagLev system could be handily applied in various density-based analyses on demand, which would greatly expand the ability of MagLev technology.
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- Junhui Yu
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
- Xi’an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an 710072, China
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Lin X, Wang C, Fang F, Zhou S. A simple integrated microfluidic platform for the research of hydrogels containing gradients in cell density induced breast cancer electrochemotherapy. Talanta 2023; 253:123920. [PMID: 36122433 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cell density is important for tumour metastasis, treatment and prognosis. Characterizing changes in cell density for electrochemotherapy (ECT) can reveal sub-populations in pathological states, and adjust treatment program. In this work, a simple and convenient microfluidic platform was developed to study the effect cell density on ECT by integrating the improved cell gradient generator, cell culture chamber and indium tin oxide interdigital electrodes. Agarose, as extracellular matrix (ECM), was used to 3D cell culture to imitate in vivo microenvironment. The precision and reproducibility of cell density gradient with agarose solution were achieved because the hydrophobic modification of microchannels surface resulted in reducing cell adhesion and residue. ECT cytotoxicity assay with difference in cell densities was studied. The results showed that tumour cell density is one of the most factors for ECT treatment and ECT cytotoxicity has a certain of cell density-depended. But only electroporation on low cell density level, ECM would be one of the most key factors for ECT cytotoxicity, which would provide a new idea for chip-based cell assay in clinical diagnosis and drug screening in ordinary laboratories.
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- Xuexia Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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Wang H, Zhang R, Yang D, Wang X. Discrimination of Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Cells Achieved Using Single-Cell Analysis. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2689:95-106. [PMID: 37430049 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3323-6_8] [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] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
Abstract
The biophysical signatures of single cells, such as multidrug resistance (MDR), may easily change during their various disease states. Therefore, there is an ever-growing need for advanced methods to study and analyze the response of cancer cells to therapeutic intervention. To determine the cancer cells and responses to various cancer therapies, from a cell mortality perspective, we report a label-free and real-time method to monitor the in situ responses of ovarian cancer cells using a single-cell bioanalyzer (SCB). The SCB instrument was used to detect different ovarian cancer cells, such as NCI/ADR-RES cells, which are multidrug resistant (MDR), and non-MDR OVCAR-8 cells. The discrimination of ovarian cells has been achieved at the single-cell level by measuring drug accumulation quantitatively in real time, in which the accumulation is high in non-MDR single cells without drug efflux but is low in MDR single cells which are not efflux-free. The SCB was constructed as an inverted microscope for optical imaging and fluorescent measurement of a single cell that was retained in a microfluidic chip. The single ovarian cancer cell retained in the chip offered sufficient fluorescent signals for the SCB to measure the accumulation of daunorubicin (DNR) in the single cell in the absence of cyclosporine A (CsA). The same cell allows us to detect the enhanced drug accumulation due to MDR modulation in the presence of CsA, which is the MDR inhibitor. The measurement of drug accumulation in a cell was achieved after it was captured in the chip for one hour, with the correction of background interference. The detection of accumulation enhancement due to MDR modulation by CsA was determined in terms of either the accumulation rate or enhanced concentration of DNR in the single cell (same cell, p < 0.01). It showed that with the effectiveness of efflux blocking by CsA, the intracellular DNR concentration in a single cell increased by threefold against its same cell control. This single-cell bioanalyzer instrument has the ability to discriminate MDR in different ovarian cells due to drug efflux in them by eliminating the interference of background fluorescence and by using the same cell control.
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- Haiyan Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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Sickle Cell Disease Pathophysiology and Related Molecular and Biophysical Biomarkers. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2022; 36:1077-1095. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Stoukatch S, Dupont F, Redouté JM. Device Processing Challenges for Miniaturized Sensing Systems Targeting Biological Fluids. BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS & DEVICES 2022. [PMCID: PMC9510362 DOI: 10.1007/s44174-022-00034-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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This article presents a review of device processing technologies used in the fabrication of biomedical systems, and highlights the requirements of advanced manufacturing technology. We focus on biomedical systems that perform diagnostics of fluidic specimens, with analytes that are in the liquid phase. In the introduction, we define biomedical systems as well as their versatile applications and the essential current trends. The paper gives an overview of the most important biomolecules that typically must be detected or analyzed in several applications. The paper is structured as follows. First, the conventional architecture and construction of a biosensing system is introduced. We provide an overview of the most common biosensing methods that are currently used for the detection of biomolecules and its analysis. We present an overview of reported biochips, and explain the technology of biofunctionalization and detection principles, including their corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Next, we introduce microfluidics as a method for delivery of the specimen to the biochip sensing area. A special focus lies on material requirements and on manufacturing technology for fabricating microfluidic systems, both for niche and mass-scale production segments. We formulate requirements and constraints for integrating the biochips and microfluidic systems. The possible impacts of the conventional microassembly techniques and processing methods on the entire biomedical system and its specific parts are also described. On that basis, we explain the need for alternative microassembly technologies to enable the integration of biochips and microfluidic systems into fully functional systems.
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- S. Stoukatch
- Microsys Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Liege University, Seraing, Belgium
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- Microsys Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Liege University, Seraing, Belgium
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- Microsys Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Liege University, Seraing, Belgium
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Frequency-specific sensitivity of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes to low-intensity vibratory stimulus during adipogenesis. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2022; 58:452-461. [PMID: 35713773 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-022-00696-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Adipocyte accumulation in the bone marrow is a severe complication leading to bone defects and reduced regenerative capacity. Application of external mechanical signals to bone marrow cellular niche is a non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical methodology to improve osteogenesis and suppress adipogenesis. However, in the literature, the specific parameters related to the nature of low-intensity vibratory (LIV) signals appear to be arbitrarily selected for amplitude, bouts, and applied frequency. In this study, we performed a LIV frequency sweep ranging from 30 to 120 Hz with increments of 15 Hz applied onto preadipocytes during adipogenesis for 10 d. We addressed the effect of LIV with different frequencies on single-cell density, adipogenic gene expression, lipid morphology, and triglycerides content. Results showed that LIV signals with 75-Hz frequency had the most significant suppressive effect during adipogenesis. Our results support the premise that mechanical-based interventions for suppressing adipogenesis may benefit from optimizing input parameters.
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