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Pinnenti M, Sami MA, Hassan U. Enabling biomedical technologies for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) biomarkers detection. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2024; 18:011501. [PMID: 38283720 PMCID: PMC10817778 DOI: 10.1063/5.0172550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Chronic myelogenous/myeloid leukemia (CML) is a type of cancer of bone marrow that arises from hematopoietic stem cells and affects millions of people worldwide. Eighty-five percent of the CML cases are diagnosed during chronic phase, most of which are detected through routine tests. Leukocytes, micro-Ribonucleic Acids, and myeloid markers are the primary biomarkers for CML diagnosis and are mainly detected using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, flow cytometry, and genetic testing. Though multiple therapies have been developed to treat CML, early detection still plays a pivotal role in the overall patient survival rate. The current technologies used for CML diagnosis are costly and are confined to laboratory settings which impede their application in the point-of-care settings for early-stage detection of CML. This study provides detailed analysis and insights into the significance of CML, patient symptoms, biomarkers used for testing, and best possible detection techniques responsible for the enhancement in survival rates. A critical and detailed review is provided around potential microfluidic devices that can be adapted to detect the biomarkers associated with CML while enabling point-of-care testing for early diagnosis of CML to improve patient survival rates.
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- Meenakshi Pinnenti
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
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Huang K, Wang Y, Qin Z, Liu H, Zhang H, Wang J, Li X, Liu X, Jiang H, Wang X. Ultrafast Subcellular Biolabeling and Bioresponsive Real-Time Monitoring for Targeting Cancer Theranostics. ACS Sens 2023; 8:3563-3573. [PMID: 37697622 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Cell heterogeneity poses a formidable challenge for tumor theranostics, requiring high-resolution strategies for intercellular bioanalysis between single cells. Nanoelectrode-based electrochemical analysis has attracted much attention due to its advantages of label-free characteristics, relatively low cost, and ultra-high resolution for single-cell analysis. Here, we have designed and developed a subcellular biolabeling and bioresponsive real-time monitoring strategy for precise bioimaging-guided cancer diagnosis and theranostics. Our observations revealed the apparent intracellular migration of biosynthetic Au nanoclusters (Au NCs) at different subcellular locations, i.e., from the mitochondria to the mitochondrion-free region in the cytoplasm, which may be helpful for controlling over the biosynthesis of Au NCs. Considering the precise biolabeling advantage of the intracellular biosynthetic Au NCs for biomedical imaging of cancers, it is important to realize the biosynthetic Au NC-enabled precise control in real-time theranostics of cancer cells. Therefore, this work raises the possibility to achieve subcellular monitoring of H2O2 for targeting cancer theranostics, thereby providing a new way to explore the underlying mechanism and imaging-guided tumor theranostics.
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- Ke Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Raj M K, Priyadarshani J, Karan P, Bandyopadhyay S, Bhattacharya S, Chakraborty S. Bio-inspired microfluidics: A review. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2023; 17:051503. [PMID: 37781135 PMCID: PMC10539033 DOI: 10.1063/5.0161809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Biomicrofluidics, a subdomain of microfluidics, has been inspired by several ideas from nature. However, while the basic inspiration for the same may be drawn from the living world, the translation of all relevant essential functionalities to an artificially engineered framework does not remain trivial. Here, we review the recent progress in bio-inspired microfluidic systems via harnessing the integration of experimental and simulation tools delving into the interface of engineering and biology. Development of "on-chip" technologies as well as their multifarious applications is subsequently discussed, accompanying the relevant advancements in materials and fabrication technology. Pointers toward new directions in research, including an amalgamated fusion of data-driven modeling (such as artificial intelligence and machine learning) and physics-based paradigm, to come up with a human physiological replica on a synthetic bio-chip with due accounting of personalized features, are suggested. These are likely to facilitate physiologically replicating disease modeling on an artificially engineered biochip as well as advance drug development and screening in an expedited route with the minimization of animal and human trials.
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- Kiran Raj M
- Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics Section (BMe), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300, 3001 Louvain, Belgium
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- Géosciences Rennes Univ Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Achira Labs Private Limited, 66b, 13th Cross Rd., Dollar Layout, 3–Phase, JP Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560078, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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Awate DM, Holton S, Meyer K, Juárez JJ. Processes for the 3D Printing of Hydrodynamic Flow-Focusing Devices. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1388. [PMID: 37512699 PMCID: PMC10383660 DOI: 10.3390/mi14071388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Flow focusing is an important hydrodynamic technique for cytometric analysis, enabling the rapid study of cellular samples to identify a variety of biological processes. To date, the majority of flow-focusing devices are fabricated using conventional photolithography or flame processing of glass capillaries. This article presents a suite of low-cost, millifluidic, flow-focusing devices that were fabricated using a desktop sterolithgraphy (SLA) 3D printer. The suite of SLA printing strategies consists of a monolithic SLA method and a hybrid molding process. In the monolithic SLA approach, 1.3 mm square millifluidic channels were printed as a single piece. The printed device does not require any post processing, such as bonding or surface polishing for optical access. The hybrid molding approach consists of printing a mold using the SLA 3D printer. The mold is treated to an extended UV exposure and oven baked before using PDMS as the molding material for the channel. To demonstrate the viability of these channels, we performed a series of experiments using several flow-rate ratios to show the range of focusing widths that can be achieved in these devices. The experiments are validated using a numerical model developed in ANSYS.
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- Diwakar M Awate
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Kumar T, Harish AV, Etcheverry S, Margulis W, Laurell F, Russom A. Lab-in-a-fiber-based integrated particle separation and counting. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:2286-2293. [PMID: 37070926 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc01175a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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An all-fiber integrated device capable of separating and counting particles is presented. A sequence of silica fiber capillaries with various diameters and longitudinal cavities are used to fabricate the component for size-based elasto-inertial passive separation of particles followed by detection in an uninterrupted continuous flow. Experimentally, fluorescent particles of 1 μm and 10 μm sizes are mixed in a visco-elastic fluid and fed into the all-fiber separation component. The particles are sheathed by an elasticity enhancer (PEO - polyethylene oxide) to the side walls. Larger 10 μm particles migrate to the center of the silica capillary due to the combined inertial lift force and elastic force, while the smaller 1 μm particles are unaffected, and exit from a side capillary. A separation efficiency of 100% for the 10 μm and 97% for the 1 μm particles is achieved at a total flow rate of 50 μL min-1. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time effective inertial-based separation has been demonstrated in circular cross-section microchannels. In the following step, the separated 10 μm particles are routed through another all-fiber component for counting and a counting throughput of ∼1400 particles per min is demonstrated. We anticipate the ability to combine high throughput separation and precise 3D control of particle position for ease of counting will aid in the development of advanced microflow cytometers capable of particle separation and quantification for various biomedical applications.
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- T Kumar
- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Department of Protein Science, Science for life laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden.
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- Laser Physics, Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laser Physics, Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Department of Protein Science, Science for life laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden.
- AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sun A, He X, Jiang Z, Kong Y, Wang S, Liu C. Phase flow cytometry with coherent modulation imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2023:e202300057. [PMID: 37039822 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202300057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Label-free imaging and identification of fast-moving cells is a very challenging task. A kind of phase flow cytometry using coherent modulation imaging was proposed to realize label-free imaging and identification on fast-moving cells with compact optical alignment and high accuracy. Phase image of cells under inspection could be computed qualitatively from their diffraction patterns at the accuracy of about 0.01 wavelength and the resolution of about 1.23 μm and the view field of 0.126 mm2 . Since the imaging system was mainly composed by a piece of random phase plate a detector without using commonly adopted reference beam and corresponding complex optical alignment, this method has much compacter optical structure and much higher tolerance capability to environmental instability in comparison with other kinds of phase flow cytometry. Current experimental results prove it could be an efficient optical tool for label-free tumor cell detection.
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- Aihui Sun
- Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Wu C, Wei X, Men X, Xu Y, Bai J, Wang Y, Zhou L, Yu YL, Xu ZR, Chen ML, Wang JH. Open flow cytometer with the combination of 3D hydrodynamic single cell focusing and confocal laser-induced fluorescence detection. Talanta 2023; 258:124424. [PMID: 36905790 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124424] [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: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Flow cytometry is among the most powerful tools for single-cell analysis, while the high cost and mechanical complexity of the commercial instrumentation limit the applications in personalized single-cell analysis. For this issue, we hereby construct an open and low-cost flow cytometer. It is highly compact to integrate the functions of (1) single cell aligning by a lab-made modularized 3D hydrodynamic focusing device, and (2) fluorescence detection of the single cells by a confocal laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detector. The ceiling cost of the entire hardware for the LIF detection unit and 3D focusing device is $ 3200 and $ 400 respectively. A sheath flow velocity of 150 μL/min produces a focused sample stream of 17.6 μm × 14.6 μm at sample flow of 2 μL/min, based on the LIF response frequency and the laser beam spot diameter. The assay performance of the flow cytometer was evaluated by characterizing fluorescent microparticles and acridine orange (AO) stained HepG2 cells, producing throughputs of 40.5/s and 6.2/s respectively. Favorable assay precision and accuracy were demonstrated by the agreement of frequency histogram with imaging analysis, and good Gaussian-like distributions of fluorescent microparticles and AO-stained HepG2 cells. Practically, the flow cytometer was successfully applied for the evaluation of ROS generation in single HepG2 cells.
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- Chengxin Wu
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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Fang W, Xiong T, Pak OS, Zhu L. Data-Driven Intelligent Manipulation of Particles in Microfluidics. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205382. [PMID: 36538743 PMCID: PMC9929134 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Automated manipulation of small particles using external (e.g., magnetic, electric and acoustic) fields has been an emerging technique widely used in different areas. The manipulation typically necessitates a reduced-order physical model characterizing the field-driven motion of particles in a complex environment. Such models are available only for highly idealized settings but are absent for a general scenario of particle manipulation typically involving complex nonlinear processes, which has limited its application. In this work, the authors present a data-driven architecture for controlling particles in microfluidics based on hydrodynamic manipulation. The architecture replaces the difficult-to-derive model by a generally trainable artificial neural network to describe the kinematics of particles, and subsequently identifies the optimal operations to manipulate particles. The authors successfully demonstrate a diverse set of particle manipulations in a numerically emulated microfluidic chamber, including targeted assembly of particles and subsequent navigation of the assembled cluster, simultaneous path planning for multiple particles, and steering one particle through obstacles. The approach achieves both spatial and temporal controllability of high precision for these settings. This achievement revolutionizes automated particle manipulation, showing the potential of data-driven approaches and machine learning in improving microfluidic technologies for enhanced flexibility and intelligence.
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- Wen‐Zhen Fang
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117575Singapore
- Key Laboratory of Thermo‐Fluid Science and EngineeringMOE, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049China
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117575Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringSanta Clara UniversitySanta ClaraCA95053USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117575Singapore
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Torrisi F, Stella G, Guarino FM, Bucolo M. Cell counting and velocity algorithms for hydrodynamic study of unsteady biological flows in micro-channels. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2023; 17:014105. [PMID: 36714795 PMCID: PMC9878589 DOI: 10.1063/5.0138587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In this paper, the combination of two algorithms, a cell counting algorithm and a velocity algorithm based on a Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) method, is presented to study the collective behavior of micro-particles in response to hydrodynamic stimuli. A wide experimental campaign was conducted using micro-particles of different natures and diameters (from 5 to 16 μ m ), such as living cells and silica beads. The biological fluids were injected at the inlet of a micro-channel with an external oscillating flow, and the process was monitored in an investigated area, simultaneously, through a CCD camera and a photo-detector. The proposed data analysis procedure is based on the DPIV-based algorithm to extrapolate the micro-particles velocities and a custom counting algorithm to obtain the instantaneous micro-particles number. The counting algorithm was easily integrated with the DPIV-based algorithm, to automatically run the analysis to different videos and to post-process the results in time and frequency domain. The performed experiments highlight the difference in the micro-particles hydrodynamic responses to external stimuli and the possibility to associate them with the micro-particles physical properties. Furthermore, in order to overcome the hardware and software requirements for the development of a real-time approach, it was also investigated the possibility to detect the flows by photo-detector signals as an alternative to camera acquisition. The photo-detector signals were compared with the velocity trends as a proof of concept for further simplification and speed-up of the data acquisition and analysis. The algorithm flexibility underlines the potential of the proposed methodology to be suitable for real-time detection in embedded systems.
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- Federica Torrisi
- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Solenov EI, Baturina GS, Katkova LE, Yang B, Zarogiannis SG. Methods to Measure Water Permeability. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1398:343-361. [PMID: 36717506 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7415-1_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Water permeability is a key feature of the cell plasma membranes, and it has seminal importance for several cell functions such as cell volume regulation, cell proliferation, cell migration, and angiogenesis to name a few. The transport of water occurs mainly through plasma membrane water channels, aquaporins. Aquaporins have very important function in physiological and pathophysiological states. Due to the above, the experimental assessment of the water permeability of cells and tissues is necessary. The development of new methodologies of measuring water permeability is a vibrant scientific field that constantly develops during the last three decades along with the advances in imaging mainly. In this chapter we describe and critically assess several methods that have been developed for the measurement of water permeability both in living cells and in tissues with a focus in the first category.
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- Evgeniy I Solenov
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, Larissa, Greece
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Iakovlev AP, Erofeev AS, Gorelkin PV. Novel Pumping Methods for Microfluidic Devices: A Comprehensive Review. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12110956. [PMID: 36354465 PMCID: PMC9688261 DOI: 10.3390/bios12110956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This review is an account of methods that use various strategies to control microfluidic flow control with high accuracy. The reviewed systems are divided into two large groups based on the way they create flow: passive systems (non-mechanical systems) and active (mechanical) systems. Each group is presented by a number of device fabrications. We try to explain the main principles of operation, and we list advantages and disadvantages of the presented systems. Mechanical systems are considered in more detail, as they are currently an area of increased interest due to their unique precision flow control and "multitasking". These systems are often applied as mini-laboratories, working autonomously without any additional operations, provided by humans, which is very important under complicated conditions. We also reviewed the integration of autonomous microfluidic systems with a smartphone or single-board computer when all data are retrieved and processed without using a personal computer. In addition, we discuss future trends and possible solutions for further development of this area of technology.
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Kim B, Yao W, Rhie JW, Chun H. Microfluidic Potentiometric Cytometry for Size-Selective Micro Dispersion Analysis. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-022-00083-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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DiSalvo M, Patrone PN, Kearsley AJ, Cooksey GA. Serial flow cytometry in an inertial focusing optofluidic microchip for direct assessment of measurement variations. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:3217-3228. [PMID: 35856829 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc01169c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Flow cytometry is an invaluable technology in biomedical research, but confidence in single-cell measurements remains limited due to a lack of appropriate techniques for uncertainty quantification (UQ). It is particularly challenging to evaluate the potential for different instrumentation designs or operating parameters to influence the measurement physics in ways that change measurement repeatability. Here, we report a direct experimental approach to UQ using a serial flow cytometer that measured each particle more than once along a flow path. The instrument was automated for real-time characterization of measurement precision and operated with particle velocities exceeding 1 m s-1, throughputs above 100 s-1, and analysis yields better than 99.9%. These achievements were enabled by a novel hybrid inertial and hydrodynamic particle focuser to tightly control particle positions and velocities. The cytometer identified ideal flow conditions with fluorescence area measurement precision on the order of 1% and characterized tradeoffs between precision, throughput, and analysis yield. The serial cytometer is anticipated to improve single-cell measurements through estimation (and subsequent control) of uncertainty contributions from various other instrument parameters leading to overall improvements in the ability to better classify sample composition and to find rare events.
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- Matthew DiSalvo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
- Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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- Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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- Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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- Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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Gerald A, McCandless M, Sheth A, Aihara H, Russo S. A Soft Sensor for Bleeding Detection in Colonoscopies. ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 4:2100254. [PMID: 35757581 PMCID: PMC9216226 DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202100254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Colonoscopies allow surgeons to detect common diseases i.e. colorectal cancer, ulcers and other ailments. However, there is a risk of bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract while maneuvering endoscopes. This may be due to perforations, hemorrhaging, polyps, diverticuli or post-biopsy complications. Thus, it is essential for the surgeon to be able to detect bleeding at the site and evaluate the severity of blood leakage. This paper presents a soft sensor that can detect the presence of blood at the bleeding site during colonoscopies. The sensor consists of optical waveguides that interface with a microfluidic channel. Blood flow causes absorption and scattering of incident light that can be picked up by the optical sensing apparatus via light transmission through the waveguide. The surgeon can be alerted when bleeding occurs through a graphical user interface. The device is compact and measures only 1 mm thick. This allows the sensor to be circumferentially mounted onto a colonoscope at different locations. The sensor is able to record the presence of blood as an optical loss, rapidly detect the presence of blood in under 100 milliseconds as it enters the microchannel, and differentiate between gastric fluid and blood through changes in measured optical loss.
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- Arincheyan Gerald
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Chícharo A, Caetano DM, Cardoso S, Freitas P. Evolution in Automatized Detection of Cells: Advances in Magnetic Microcytometers for Cancer Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1379:413-444. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04039-9_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Understanding the motility behavior of bacteria in confining microenvironments, in which they search for available physical space and move in response to stimuli, is important for environmental, food industry, and biomedical applications. We studied the motility of five bacterial species with various sizes and flagellar architectures (Vibrio natriegens, Magnetococcus marinus, Pseudomonas putida, Vibrio fischeri, and Escherichia coli) in microfluidic environments presenting various levels of confinement and geometrical complexity, in the absence of external flow and concentration gradients. When the confinement is moderate, such as in quasi-open spaces with only one limiting wall, and in wide channels, the motility behavior of bacteria with complex flagellar architectures approximately follows the hydrodynamics-based predictions developed for simple monotrichous bacteria. Specifically, V. natriegens and V. fischeri moved parallel to the wall and P. putida and E. coli presented a stable movement parallel to the wall but with incidental wall escape events, while M. marinus exhibited frequent flipping between wall accumulator and wall escaper regimes. Conversely, in tighter confining environments, the motility is governed by the steric interactions between bacteria and the surrounding walls. In mesoscale regions, where the impacts of hydrodynamics and steric interactions overlap, these mechanisms can either push bacteria in the same directions in linear channels, leading to smooth bacterial movement, or they could be oppositional (e.g., in mesoscale-sized meandered channels), leading to chaotic movement and subsequent bacterial trapping. The study provides a methodological template for the design of microfluidic devices for single-cell genomic screening, bacterial entrapment for diagnostics, or biocomputation.
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Capsule Migration and Deformation in a Converging Micro-Capillary. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9030452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The lateral migration of elastic capsules towards a microchannel centerline plays a major role in industrial and physiological processes. Via our computational investigation, we show that a constriction connecting two straight microchannels facilitates the lateral capsule migration considerably, which is relatively slow in straight channels. Our work reveals that the significant cross-streamline migration inside the constriction is dominated by the strong hydrodynamic forces due to the capsule size. However, in the downstream straight channel, the increased interfacial deformation at higher capillary numbers or a lower viscosity ratio and lower membrane hardness results in increased lateral cross-streamline migration. Thus, our work highlights the different migration mechanisms occurring over curved and straight streamlines.
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Neves SF, Ponmozhi J, Mergulhão FJ, Campos JBLM, Miranda JM. Cell adhesion in microchannel multiple constrictions - Evidence of mass transport limitations. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 198:111490. [PMID: 33262016 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Biofilm growth (fouling) in microdevices is a critical concern in several industrial, engineering and health applications, particularly in novel high-performance microdevices often designed with complex geometries, narrow regions and multiple headers. Unfortunately, on these devices, the regions with local high wall shear stresses (WSS) also show high local fouling rates. Several explanations have been put forward by the scientific community, including the effect of cell transport by Brownian motion on the adhesion rate. In this work, for the first time, both WSS and convection and Brownian diffusion effects on cell adhesion were evaluated along a microchannel with intercalate constriction and expansion zones designed to mimic the hydrodynamics of the human body and biomedical devices. Convection and Brownian diffusion effects were numerically studied using a steady-state convective-diffusion model (convection, diffusion and sedimentation). According to the numerical results, the convection and Brownian diffusion effects on cell adhesion are effectively more significant in regions with high WSS. Furthermore, a good agreement was observed between experimental and predicted local Sherwood numbers, particularly at the entrance and within the multiple constrictions. However, further mechanisms should be considered to accurately predict cell adhesion in the expansion zones. The described numerical approach can be used as a way to identify possible clogging zones in microchannels, and defining solutions, even before the construction of the prototype.
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- S F Neves
- CEFT - Transport Phenomena Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- CEFT - Transport Phenomena Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; IES- Institute of Engineering & Science IPS Academy Knowledge Village, Rajendra Nagar A.B. Road, Indore, 452012, India
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- CEFT - Transport Phenomena Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- CEFT - Transport Phenomena Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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On-Chip Multiple Particle Velocity and Size Measurement Using Single-Shot Two-Wavelength Differential Image Analysis. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11111011. [PMID: 33212970 PMCID: PMC7698501 DOI: 10.3390/mi11111011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Precise and quick measurement of samples' flow velocities is essential for cell sorting timing control and reconstruction of acquired image-analyzed data. We developed a simple technique for the single-shot measurement of flow velocities of particles simultaneously in a microfluidic pathway. The speed was calculated from the difference in the particles' elongation in an acquired image that appeared when two wavelengths of light with different irradiation times were applied. We ran microparticles through an imaging flow cytometer and irradiated two wavelengths of light with different irradiation times simultaneously to those particles. The mixture of the two wavelength transmitted lights was divided into two wavelengths, and the images of the same microparticles for each wavelength were acquired in a single shot. We estimated the velocity from the difference of its elongation divided by the difference of irradiation time by comparing these two images. The distribution of polystyrene beads' velocity was parabolic and highest at the center of the flow channel, consistent with the expected velocity distribution of the laminar flow. Applying the calculated velocity, we also restored the accurate shapes and cross-sectional areas of particles in the images, indicating this simple method for improving of imaging flow cytometry and cell sorter for diagnostic screening of circulating tumor cells.
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Patel YM, Jain S, Singh AK, Khare K, Ahlawat S, Bahga SS. An inexpensive microfluidic device for three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing in imaging flow cytometry. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2020; 14:064110. [PMID: 33343784 PMCID: PMC7738198 DOI: 10.1063/5.0033291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We present design, characterization, and testing of an inexpensive, sheath-flow based microfluidic device for three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamic focusing of cells in imaging flow cytometry. In contrast to other 3D sheathing devices, our device hydrodynamically focuses the cells in a single-file near the bottom wall of the microchannel that allows imaging cells with high magnification and low working distance objectives, without the need for small device dimensions. The relatively large dimensions of the microchannels enable easy fabrication using less-precise fabrication techniques, and the simplicity of the device design avoids the need for tedious alignment of various layers. We have characterized the performance of the device with 3D numerical simulations and validated these simulations with experiments of hydrodynamic focusing of a fluorescently dyed sample fluid. The simulations show that the width and the height of the 3D focused sample stream can be controlled independently by varying the heights of main and side channels of the device, and the flow rates of sample and sheath fluids. Based on simulations, we also provide useful guidelines for choosing the device dimensions and flow rates for focusing cells of a particular size. Thereafter, we demonstrate the applicability of our device for imaging a large number of RBCs using brightfield microscopy. We also discuss the choice of the region of interest and camera frame rate so as to image each cell individually in our device. The design of our microfluidic device makes it equally applicable for imaging cells of different sizes using various other imaging techniques such as phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy.
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- Yogesh M. Patel
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Phase Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Technology Based Incubation Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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Ghassemi P, Harris KS, Ren X, Foster BM, Langefeld CD, Kerr BA, Agah M. Comparative Study of Prostate Cancer Biophysical and Migratory Characteristics via Iterative Mechanoelectrical Properties (iMEP) and Standard Migration Assays. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL 2020; 321:128522. [PMID: 32863589 PMCID: PMC7455013 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2020.128522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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This study reveals a new microfluidic biosensor consisting of a multi-constriction microfluidic device with embedded electrodes for measuring the biophysical attributes of single cells. The biosensing platform called the iterative mechano-electrical properties (iMEP) analyzer captures electronic records of biomechanical and bioelectrical properties of cells. The iMEP assay is used in conjunction with standard migration assays, such as chemotaxis-based Boyden chamber and scratch wound healing assays, to evaluate the migratory behavior and biophysical properties of prostate cancer cells. The three cell lines evaluated in the study each represent a stage in the standard progression of prostate cancer, while the fourth cell line serves as a normal/healthy counterpart. Neither the scratch assay nor the chemotaxis assay could fully differentiate the four cell lines. Furthermore, there was not a direct correlation between wound healing rate or the migratory rate with the cells' metastatic potential. However, the iMEP assay, through its multiparametric dataset, could distinguish between all four cell line populations with p-value < 0.05. Further studies are needed to determine if iMEP signatures can be used for a wider range of human cells to assess the tumorigenicity of a cell population or the metastatic potential of cancer cells.
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- Parham Ghassemi
- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States
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- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States
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- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Sankova N, Shalaev P, Semeykina V, Dolgushin S, Odintsova E, Parkhomchuk E. Spectrally encoded microspheres for immunofluorescence analysis. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Natalya Sankova
- Department of Natural Sciences Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk Russian Federation
- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Group of template synthesis Novosibirsk Russian Federation
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- Gamaleya Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Translational Biomedicine Laboratory Moscow Russian Federation
- Aivok LLC Moscow Russian Federation
- National Research University of Electronic Technology, Institute of Biomedical Systems Moscow Russian Federation
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- Department of Natural Sciences Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk Russian Federation
- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Group of template synthesis Novosibirsk Russian Federation
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- Gamaleya Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Translational Biomedicine Laboratory Moscow Russian Federation
- Aivok LLC Moscow Russian Federation
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University Moscow Russian Federation
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- Department of Natural Sciences Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk Russian Federation
- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Group of template synthesis Novosibirsk Russian Federation
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Singh JL, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Melbye JA, Brooks AE, Brooks BD. Dynamics of a Viscous Droplet in Return Bends of Microfluidic Channels. JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING 2020; 142:091401. [PMID: 32713985 PMCID: PMC7304301 DOI: 10.1115/1.4047119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Return bends are frequently encountered in microfluidic systems. In this study, a three-dimensional spectral boundary element method for interfacial dynamics in Stokes flow has been adopted to investigate the dynamics of viscous droplets in rectangular return bends. The droplet trajectory, deformation, and migration velocity are investigated under the influence of various fluid properties and operational conditions, which are depicted by the Capillary number, viscosity ratio, and droplet size, as well as the dimensions of the return bend. While the computational results provide information for the design of return bends in microfluidic systems in general, the computational framework shows potential to guide the design and operation of a droplet-based microfluidic delivery system for cell seeding.
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- John-Luke Singh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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Memarpoor-Yazdi M, Haghighatian S, Doroodmand MM, Derakhshandeh A, Moezzi MS. Introducing a bioelectrochemical method for highly selective enumeration of magnetotactic bacteria. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8522. [PMID: 32444683 PMCID: PMC7244547 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65499-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In this study, we employed an electrochemical (potentiometric) method to enumerate magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) during its coupling with iodometric titration to obtain a selective, precise and rapid counting system. Oxygen was considered as an important factor for the orientation and movement of MTB towards the magnet-modified indicator electrode. In the direct potentiometry, a linear correlation was detected between potentiometric response and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations. By the increase of the DO concentration, potential difference would increase in the range of 4.0 to 20.0 parts per million (ppm) at different pressure conditions. The reliability of the O2 bio-sensing feature provides a selective MTB-based cell enumeration methodology based on indirect potentiometric titration. Furthermore, a five-minute H2-purging resulted in an increase of potentiometric response sensitivity arising from the decrease in DO concentration of the electrolyte solution. Results were also investigated by zeta potential difference, which show the effect of charge density of MTB in presence of DO. Zeta potential was increased proportionally by addition of the MTB population. Regarding the reliability of the suggested method, data obtained by the designed system showed no statistical difference from those obtained by the most common procedure in microbiology for enumeration of bacteria, known as colony forming unit (CFU) method.
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Rodriguez-Trujillo R, Kim-Im YH, Hernandez-Machado A. Controlling Shapes in a Coaxial Flow Focusing Microfluidic Device: Experiments and Theory. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:E85. [PMID: 31940964 PMCID: PMC7020045 DOI: 10.3390/mi11010085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A coaxial flow focusing PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) microfluidic device has been designed and manufactured by soft lithography in order to experimentally study a miscible inner flow. We studied a coaxially focused inner flow (formed by an aqueous fluorescein solution) which was fully isolated from all microchannel surfaces by an additional water outer flow. Different flow rates were used to produce a variety of flow ratios and a 3D reconstruction of the cross-section was performed using confocal microscope images. The results showed an elliptical section of the coaxially focused inner flow that changes in shape depending on the flow rate ratio applied. We have also developed a mathematical model that allows us to predict and control the geometry of the coaxially focused inner flow.
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- Romen Rodriguez-Trujillo
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Barcelona, Marti i Franques, 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Barcelona, Marti i Franques, 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Barcelona, Marti i Franques, 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
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Midtvedt D, Eklund F, Olsén E, Midtvedt B, Swenson J, Höök F. Size and Refractive Index Determination of Subwavelength Particles and Air Bubbles by Holographic Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis. Anal Chem 2019; 92:1908-1915. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Daniel Midtvedt
- Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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Thermal Shock Response of Yeast Cells Characterised by Dielectrophoresis Force Measurement. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19235304. [PMID: 31810237 PMCID: PMC6928774 DOI: 10.3390/s19235304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dielectrophoresis is an electric force experienced by particles subjected to non-uniform electric fields. Recently, several technologies have been developed focused on the use of dielectrophoretic force (DEP) to manipulate and detect cells. On the other hand, there is no such great development in the field of DEP-based cell discrimination methods. Despite the demand for methods to differentiate biological cell states, most DEP developed methods have been focused on differentiation through geometric parameters. The novelty of the present work relies upon the point that a DEP force cell measurement is used as a discrimination method, capable of detecting heat killed yeast cells from the alive ones. Thermal treatment is used as an example of different biological state of cells. It comes from the fact that biological properties have their reflection in the electric properties of the particle, in this case a yeast cell. To demonstrate such capability of the method, 279 heat-killed cells were measured and compared with alive cells data from the literature. For each cell, six speeds were taken at different points in its trajectory inside a variable non-uniform electric field. The electric parameters in cell wall conductivity, cell membrane conductivity, cell membrane permittivity of the yeast cell from bibliography explains the DEP experimental force measured. Finally, alive and heat-treated cells were distinguished based on that measure. Our results can be explained through the well-known damage of cell structure characteristics of heat-killed cells.
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Fallahi H, Zhang J, Phan HP, Nguyen NT. Flexible Microfluidics: Fundamentals, Recent Developments, and Applications. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:E830. [PMID: 31795397 PMCID: PMC6953028 DOI: 10.3390/mi10120830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Miniaturization has been the driving force of scientific and technological advances over recent decades. Recently, flexibility has gained significant interest, particularly in miniaturization approaches for biomedical devices, wearable sensing technologies, and drug delivery. Flexible microfluidics is an emerging area that impacts upon a range of research areas including chemistry, electronics, biology, and medicine. Various materials with flexibility and stretchability have been used in flexible microfluidics. Flexible microchannels allow for strong fluid-structure interactions. Thus, they behave in a different way from rigid microchannels with fluid passing through them. This unique behaviour introduces new characteristics that can be deployed in microfluidic applications and functions such as valving, pumping, mixing, and separation. To date, a specialised review of flexible microfluidics that considers both the fundamentals and applications is missing in the literature. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary including: (i) Materials used for fabrication of flexible microfluidics, (ii) basics and roles of flexibility on microfluidic functions, (iii) applications of flexible microfluidics in wearable electronics and biology, and (iv) future perspectives of flexible microfluidics. The review provides researchers and engineers with an extensive and updated understanding of the principles and applications of flexible microfluidics.
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- Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia; (H.F.); (J.Z.); (H.-P.P.)
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Kumar M, Yadav S, Kumar A, Sharma NN, Akhtar J, Singh K. MEMS impedance flow cytometry designs for effective manipulation of micro entities in health care applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 142:111526. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Characterization of Simple and Double Yeast Cells Using Dielectrophoretic Force Measurement. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19173813. [PMID: 31484453 PMCID: PMC6749354 DOI: 10.3390/s19173813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Dielectrophoretic force is an electric force experienced by particles subjected to non-uniform electric fields. In recent years, plenty of dielectrophoretic force (DEP) applications have been developed. Most of these works have been centered on particle positioning and manipulation. DEP particle characterization has been left in the background. Likewise, these characterizations have studied the electric properties of particles from a qualitative point of view. This article focuses on the quantitative measurement of cells’ dielectric force, specifically yeast cells. The measures are obtained as the results of a theoretical model and an instrumental method, both of which are developed and described in the present article, based on a dielectrophoretic chamber made of two V-shaped placed electrodes. In this study, 845 cells were measured. For each one, six speeds were taken at different points in its trajectory. Furthermore, the chamber design is repeatable, and this was the first time that measurements of dielectrophoretic force and cell velocity for double yeast cells were accomplished. To validate the results obtained in the present research, the results have been compared with the dielectric properties of yeast cells collected in the pre-existing literature.
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Alazzam A, Al-Khaleel M, Riahi MK, Mathew B, Gawanmeh A, Nerguizian V. Dielectrophoresis Multipath Focusing of Microparticles through Perforated Electrodes in Microfluidic Channels. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2019; 9:bios9030099. [PMID: 31394810 PMCID: PMC6784380 DOI: 10.3390/bios9030099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper presents focusing of microparticles in multiple paths within the direction of the flow using dielectrophoresis. The focusing of microparticles is realized through partially perforated electrodes within the microchannel. A continuous electrode on the top surface of the microchannel is considered, while the bottom side is made of a circular meshed perforated electrode. For the mathematical model of this microfluidic channel, inertia, buoyancy, drag and dielectrophoretic forces are brought up in the motion equation of the microparticles. The dielectrophoretic force is accounted for through a finite element discretization taking into account the perforated 3D geometry within the microchannel. An ordinary differential equation is solved to track the trajectories of the microparticles. For the case of continuous electrodes using the same mathematical model, the numerical simulation shows a very good agreement with the experiments, and this confirms the validation of focusing of microparticles within the proposed perforated electrode microchannel. Microparticles of silicon dioxide and polystyrene are used for this analysis. Their initial positions and radius, the Reynolds number, and the radius of the pore in perforated electrodes mainly conduct microparticles trajectories. Moreover, the radius of the pore of perforated electrode is the dominant factor in the steady state levitation height.
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- Anas Alazzam
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
- Electrical Engineering Department, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
- Department of Mathematics, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, UAE
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Electrical Engineering Department, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, QC H3C 1K3, Canada.
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Hoell C, Löwen H, Menzel AM, Daddi-Moussa-Ider A. Creeping motion of a solid particle inside a spherical elastic cavity: II. Asymmetric motion. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2019; 42:89. [PMID: 31300927 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2019-11853-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An analytical method is proposed for computing the low-Reynolds-number hydrodynamic mobility function of a small colloidal particle asymmetrically moving inside a large spherical elastic cavity, the membrane of which is endowed with resistance toward shear and bending. In conjunction with the results obtained in the first part (A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, H. Löwen, S. Gekle, Eur. Phys. J. E 41, 104 (2018)), in which the axisymmetric motion normal to the surface of an elastic cavity is investigated, the general motion for an arbitrary force direction can now be addressed. The elastohydrodynamic problem is formulated and solved using the classic method of images through expressing the hydrodynamic flow fields as a multipole expansion involving higher-order derivatives of the free-space Green's function. In the quasi-steady limit, we demonstrate that the particle self-mobility function of a particle moving tangent to the surface of the cavity is larger than that predicted inside a rigid stationary cavity of equal size. This difference is justified by the fact that a stationary rigid cavity introduces additional hindrance to the translational motion of the encapsulated particle, resulting in a reduction of its hydrodynamic mobility. Furthermore, the motion of the cavity is investigated, revealing that the translational pair (composite) mobility, which linearly couples the velocity of the elastic cavity to the force exerted on the solid particle, is solely determined by membrane shear properties. Our analytical predictions are favorably compared with fully-resolved computer simulations based on a completed-double-layer boundary integral method.
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- Christian Hoell
- Institut für Theoretische Physik II: Weiche Materie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik II: Weiche Materie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik II: Weiche Materie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik II: Weiche Materie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Bolze H, Erfle P, Riewe J, Bunjes H, Dietzel A, Burg TP. A Microfluidic Split-Flow Technology for Product Characterization in Continuous Low-Volume Nanoparticle Synthesis. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10030179. [PMID: 30857317 PMCID: PMC6470898 DOI: 10.3390/mi10030179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A key aspect of microfluidic processes is their ability to perform chemical reactions in small volumes under continuous flow. However, a continuous process requires stable reagent flow over a prolonged period. This can be challenging in microfluidic systems, as bubbles or particles easily block or alter the flow. Online analysis of the product stream can alleviate this problem by providing a feedback signal. When this signal exceeds a pre-defined range, the process can be re-adjusted or interrupted to prevent contamination. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of this concept by implementing a microfluidic detector downstream of a segmented-flow system for the synthesis of lipid nanoparticles. To match the flow rate through the detector to the measurement bandwidth independent of the synthesis requirements, a small stream is sidelined from the original product stream and routed through a measuring channel with 2 × 2 µm cross-section. The small size of the measuring channel prevents the entry of air plugs, which are inherent to our segmented flow synthesis device. Nanoparticles passing through the small channel were detected and characterized by quantitative fluorescence measurements. With this setup, we were able to count single nanoparticles. This way, we were able to detect changes in the particle synthesis affecting the size, concentration, or velocity of the particles in suspension. We envision that the flow-splitting scheme demonstrated here can be transferred to detection methods other than fluorescence for continuous monitoring and feedback control of microfluidic nanoparticle synthesis.
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- Holger Bolze
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen 37077, Germany.
- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
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- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
- Institute of Microtechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38124, Germany.
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- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Technologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
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- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Technologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
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- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany.
- Institute of Microtechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38124, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen 37077, Germany.
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany.
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Size Distribution Analysis with On-Chip Multi-Imaging Cell Sorter for Unlabeled Identification of Circulating Tumor Cells in Blood. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10020154. [PMID: 30823547 PMCID: PMC6413132 DOI: 10.3390/mi10020154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We report a change of the imaging biomarker distribution of circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters in blood over time using an on-chip multi-imaging flow cytometry system, which can obtain morphometric parameters of cells and those clusters, such as cell number, perimeter, total cross-sectional area, aspect ratio, number of nuclei, and size of nuclei, as "imaging biomarkers". Both bright-field (BF) and fluorescent (FL) images were acquired at 200 frames per second and analyzed within the intervals for real-time cell sorting. A green fluorescent protein-transfected prostate cancer cell line (MAT-LyLu-GFP) was implanted into Copenhagen rats, and the blood samples of these rats were collected 2 to 11 days later and measured using the system. The results showed that cells having BF area of 90 μm² or larger increased in number seven days after the cancer cell implantation, which was specifically detected as a shift of the cell size distribution for blood samples of implanted rats, in comparison with that for control blood. All cells with BF area of 150 μm² or larger were arranged in cell clusters composed of at least two cells, as confirmed by FL nucleus number and area measurements, and they constituted more than 1% of all white blood cells. These results indicate that the mapping of cell size distribution is useful for identifying an increase of irregular cells such as cell clusters in blood, and show that CTC clusters become more abundant in blood over time after malignant tumor formation. The results also reveal that a blood sample of only 50 μL is sufficient to acquire a stable size distribution map of all blood cells to predict the presence of CTC clusters.
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Stavrakis S, Holzner G, Choo J, deMello A. High-throughput microfluidic imaging flow cytometry. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2019; 55:36-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Microfluidics shows a great importance in fluid control in biomedicine area. Recently, a programmable soft microfluidic system for applications of pharmacology and optogenetics is reported in Cell. Based on the theory of thermal expansion, we established an analytic model to characterize the injection process of the microfluidic systems. Finite element analyses (FEA) were employed to validate this model. The comparison between the analytic model and FEA well demonstrates the practicality of the analytic model. We also make a parametric analysis of sphere radius, central angle and expandable layer thickness on the infusion volume of the system to optimize the design.
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- Yan Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- College of Aerospace Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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İçöz K, Gerçek T, Murat A, Özcan S, Ünal E. Capturing B type acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells using two types of antibodies. Biotechnol Prog 2018; 35:e2737. [PMID: 30353996 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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One way to monitor minimal residual disease (MRD) is to screen cells for multiple surface markers using flow cytometry. In order to develop an alternative microfluidic based method, isolation of B type acute lymphoblastic cells using two types of antibodies should be investigated. The immunomagnetic beads coated with various antibodies are used to capture the B type acute lymphoblastic cells. Single beads, two types of beads and surface immobilized antibody were used to measure the capture efficiency. Both micro and nanosize immunomagnetic beads can be used to capture B type acute lymphoblastic cells with a minimum efficiency of 94% and maximum efficiency of 98%. Development of a microfluidic based biochip incorporating immunomagnetic beads and surface immobilized antibodies for monitoring MRD can be an alternative to current cost and time inefficient laboratory methods. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 35: e2737, 2019.
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- Kutay İçöz
- BioMINDS (Bio Micro/Nano Devices and Sensors) Lab, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Bioengineering Dept., Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- BioMINDS (Bio Micro/Nano Devices and Sensors) Lab, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Bioengineering Dept., Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Genome and Stem Cell Center (GENKOK), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Biology Dept., Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Genome and Stem Cell Center (GENKOK), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Pediatric Oncology Dept., Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Alnaimat F, Ramesh S, Alazzam A, Hilal-Alnaqbi A, Waheed W, Mathew B. Dielectrophoresis-based 3D-focusing of microscale entities in microfluidic devices. Cytometry A 2018; 93:811-821. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fadi Alnaimat
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; UAE University; Al Ain United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; UAE University; Al Ain United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Khalifa University; Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; UAE University; Al Ain United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi Polytechnic; Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Khalifa University; Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; UAE University; Al Ain United Arab Emirates
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Chen Q, Li D, Malekanfard A, Cao Q, Lin J, Wang M, Han X, Xuan X. Tunable, Sheathless Focusing of Diamagnetic Particles in Ferrofluid Microflows with a Single Set of Overhead Permanent Magnets. Anal Chem 2018; 90:8600-8606. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Qi Chen
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921, United States
- MOA Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology (Beijing), China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921, United States
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology (Beijing), China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology (Beijing), China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921, United States
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Gordeev AA, Chetverin AB. Methods for Screening Live Cells. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:S81-S102. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918140080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zhang J, Tang F, Li W, Wang X. Design of a Single-Layer Microchannel for Continuous Sheathless Single-Stream Particle Inertial Focusing. Anal Chem 2018; 90:1786-1794. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory
of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department
of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- State Key Laboratory
of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department
of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School
of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory
of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department
of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Asghari M, Serhatlioglu M, Ortaç B, Solmaz ME, Elbuken C. Sheathless Microflow Cytometry Using Viscoelastic Fluids. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12342. [PMID: 28955054 PMCID: PMC5617843 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12558-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Microflow cytometry is a powerful technique for characterization of particles suspended in a solution. In this work, we present a microflow cytometer based on viscoelastic focusing. 3D single-line focusing of microparticles was achieved in a straight capillary using viscoelastic focusing which alleviated the need for sheath flow or any other actuation mechanism. Optical detection was performed by fiber coupled light source and photodetectors. Using this system, we present the detection of microparticles suspended in three different viscoelastic solutions. The rheological properties of the solutions were measured and used to assess the focusing performance both analytically and numerically. The results were verified experimentally, and it has been shown that polyethlyene oxide (PEO) and hyaluronic acid (HA) based sheathless microflow cytometer demonstrates similar performance to state-of-the art flow cytometers. The sheathless microflow cytometer was shown to present 780 particles/s throughput and 5.8% CV for the forward scatter signal for HA-based focusing. The presented system is composed of a single capillary to accommodate the fluid and optical fibers to couple the light to the fluid of interest. Thanks to its simplicity, the system has the potential to widen the applicability of microflow cytometers.
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- Mohammad Asghari
- UNAM - National Nanotechnology Research Center, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM - National Nanotechnology Research Center, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM - National Nanotechnology Research Center, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Izmir Katip Celebi University, 35620, Izmir, Turkey
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- UNAM - National Nanotechnology Research Center, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
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Lu X, Liu C, Hu G, Xuan X. Particle manipulations in non-Newtonian microfluidics: A review. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 500:182-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Etcheverry S, Faridi A, Ramachandraiah H, Kumar T, Margulis W, Laurell F, Russom A. High performance micro-flow cytometer based on optical fibres. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5628. [PMID: 28717236 PMCID: PMC5514097 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05843-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Flow cytometry is currently the gold standard for analysis of cells in the medical laboratory and biomedical research. Fuelled by the need of point-of-care diagnosis, a significant effort has been made to miniaturize and reduce cost of flow cytometers. However, despite recent advances, current microsystems remain less versatile and much slower than their large-scale counterparts. In this work, an all-silica fibre microflow cytometer is presented that measures fluorescence and scattering from particles and cells. It integrates cell transport in circular capillaries and light delivery by optical fibres. Single-stream cell focusing is performed by Elasto-inertial microfluidics to guarantee accurate and sensitive detection. The capability of this technique is extended to high flow rates (up to 800 µl/min), enabling a throughput of 2500 particles/s. The robust, portable and low-cost system described here could be the basis for a point-of-care flow cytometer with a performance comparable to commercial systems.
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- S Etcheverry
- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Fibre Optics, RISE Acreo AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Proteomics and Nanobiotechnology, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Proteomics and Nanobiotechnology, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Proteomics and Nanobiotechnology, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Fibre Optics, RISE Acreo AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Proteomics and Nanobiotechnology, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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Nelson DA, Hughes JD, Engel CE, Haverstick DM, Landers JP. Use of Dual-Force Aggregation as a Multiplexed, Rapid Point-of-Care Screening Method for White Blood Cell Counting from Whole Blood Samples. J Appl Lab Med 2017; 2:92-97. [PMID: 33636970 DOI: 10.1373/jalm.2016.022475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enumeration of blood cells is an integral metric for evaluating patient health and can be used to screen for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Conventional methods rely on large, expensive, and complicated instrumentation that requires trained technicians and is not amenable to point-of-care analysis. This work demonstrates the use of a multiplexed, bead-based assay for both rapid white blood cell (WBC) count screening and accurate, multiplexed WBC counts for point-of-care analysis. METHODS Blood samples were lysed and diluted before being incubated with silica-coated magnetic particles under chaotropic conditions, a rotating magnetic field, and a source of agitation. The resulting bead aggregation was imaged and correlated to a known WBC count. After establishing standard curves, the WBC count for 18 whole blood samples were determined by this method and compared to values obtained conventionally. RESULTS When the optimal dilution factor for lysis of whole blood samples was established, 17 of 18 samples (94.4%) were correctly screened and categorized as having high, typical, or low WBC count, while 14 of 18 samples were within 16% of the reported clinical values. The developed system provides analysis of 13 samples in <3 min with a total analysis time of approximately 10 min (including incubation and dilution) and represents comparable throughput to conventional instrumentation, while providing point-of-care capability with reduced size (14 × 21 × 14 cm) and simplicity. CONCLUSIONS This work demonstrates the potential for a multiplexed, bead-based assay to be used as a rapid, point-of-care screening method for WBC counting from whole blood samples.
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- Departments of Chemistry.,Pathology, and.,Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Microfluidics Engineering: Recent Trends, Valorization, and Applications. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-017-2662-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Béné MC. Microfluidics in flow cytometry and related techniques. Int J Lab Hematol 2017; 39 Suppl 1:93-97. [PMID: 28447416 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Technological advances in laboratory automation are now well understood and applied as they considerably improved the speed and robustness of haematological laboratory data, in the companion fields of blood analyzers and flow cytometry. Still rather confidential is the field of microfluidics, mostly confined so far to academic settings and research laboratories. The literature in the field of microfluidics is growing and applications in hematology range from cell counting to flow cytometry, cell sorting, or ex vivo testing. A literature search allows to identify many innovative solutions developed to master the specific physics of fluid movements in microchips. Miniaturization also dwells on findings that have emerged from different areas such as electronics and nanoengineering. This review proposes an overview of the major principles guiding developments in microfluidics and describes a necessarily limited and nonexhaustive series of specific applications. Readers are strongly encouraged to consult the documents referred to in the references section to learn more about this world knocking at our door and possibly liable to revolutionize our profession of hematology biologists in a not so far future.
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- M C Béné
- Hematology Biology, University Hospital, Nantes, France
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Three-Dimensional–Printed Laboratory-on-a-Chip With Microelectronics and Silicon Integration. POINT OF CARE 2017. [DOI: 10.1097/poc.0000000000000132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A digital assay is one in which the sample is partitioned into many containers such that each partition contains a discrete number of biological entities (0, 1, 2, 3, . . .). A powerful technique in the biologist’s toolkit, digital assays bring a new level of precision in quantifying nucleic acids, measuring proteins and their enzymatic activity, and probing single-cell genotype and phenotype. Where part I of this review focused on the fundamentals of partitioning and digital PCR, part II turns its attention to digital protein and cell assays. Digital enzyme assays measure the kinetics of single proteins with enzymatic activity. Digital enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISAs) quantify antigenic proteins with 2 to 3 log lower detection limit than conventional ELISA, making them well suited for low-abundance biomarkers. Digital cell assays probe single-cell genotype and phenotype, including gene expression, intracellular and surface proteins, metabolic activity, cytotoxicity, and transcriptomes (scRNA-seq). These methods exploit partitioning to 1) isolate single cells or proteins, 2) detect their activity via enzymatic amplification, and 3) tag them individually by coencapsulating them with molecular barcodes. When scaled, digital assays reveal stochastic differences between proteins or cells within a population, a key to understanding biological heterogeneity. This review is intended to give a broad perspective to scientists interested in adopting digital assays into their workflows.
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- Amar S. Basu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Liu C, Hu G. High-Throughput Particle Manipulation Based on Hydrodynamic Effects in Microchannels. MICROMACHINES 2017. [PMCID: PMC6190449 DOI: 10.3390/mi8030073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Chao Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-10-8254-4298
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