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Ma Z, Xia J, Upreti N, David E, Rufo J, Gu Y, Yang K, Yang S, Xu X, Kwun J, Chambers E, Huang TJ. An acoustofluidic device for the automated separation of platelet-reduced plasma from whole blood. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2024; 10:83. [PMID: 38915828 PMCID: PMC11194281 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-024-00707-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Separating plasma from whole blood is an important sample processing technique required for fundamental biomedical research, medical diagnostics, and therapeutic applications. Traditional protocols for plasma isolation require multiple centrifugation steps or multiunit microfluidic processing to sequentially remove large red blood cells (RBCs) and white blood cells (WBCs), followed by the removal of small platelets. Here, we present an acoustofluidic platform capable of efficiently removing RBCs, WBCs, and platelets from whole blood in a single step. By leveraging differences in the acoustic impedances of fluids, our device generates significantly greater forces on suspended particles than conventional microfluidic approaches, enabling the removal of both large blood cells and smaller platelets in a single unit. As a result, undiluted human whole blood can be processed by our device to remove both blood cells and platelets (>90%) at low voltages (25 Vpp). The ability to successfully remove blood cells and platelets from plasma without altering the properties of the proteins and antibodies present creates numerous potential applications for our platform in biomedical research, as well as plasma-based diagnostics and therapeutics. Furthermore, the microfluidic nature of our device offers advantages such as portability, cost efficiency, and the ability to process small-volume samples.
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- Zhehan Ma
- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Duke Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC USA
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- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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Liu G, Lei J, Cheng F, Li K, Ji X, Huang Z, Guo Z. Ultrasonic Particle Manipulation in Glass Capillaries: A Concise Review. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:876. [PMID: 34442498 PMCID: PMC8398087 DOI: 10.3390/mi12080876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ultrasonic particle manipulation (UPM), a non-contact and label-free method that uses ultrasonic waves to manipulate micro- or nano-scale particles, has recently gained significant attention in the microfluidics community. Moreover, glass is optically transparent and has dimensional stability, distinct acoustic impedance to water and a high acoustic quality factor, making it an excellent material for constructing chambers for ultrasonic resonators. Over the past several decades, glass capillaries are increasingly designed for a variety of UPMs, e.g., patterning, focusing, trapping and transporting of micron or submicron particles. Herein, we review established and emerging glass capillary-transducer devices, describing their underlying mechanisms of operation, with special emphasis on the application of glass capillaries with fluid channels of various cross-sections (i.e., rectangular, square and circular) on UPM. We believe that this review will provide a superior guidance for the design of glass capillary-based UPM devices for acoustic tweezers-based research.
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- Guotian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Non-Traditional Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Non-Traditional Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Non-Traditional Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Non-Traditional Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Non-Traditional Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (G.L.); (F.C.); (K.L.); (X.J.); (Z.H.); (Z.G.)
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Non-Traditional Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Dominant rule of community effect in synchronized beating behavior of cardiomyocyte networks. Biophys Rev 2020; 12:481-501. [PMID: 32367300 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00688-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Exploiting the combination of latest microfabrication technologies and single cell measurement technologies, we can measure the interactions of single cells, and cell networks from "algebraic" and "geometric" perspectives under the full control of their environments and interactions. However, the experimental constructive single cell-based approach still remains the limitations regarding the quality and condition control of those cells. To overcome these limitations, mathematical modeling is one of the most powerful complementary approaches. In this review, we first explain our on-chip experimental methods for constructive approach, and we introduce the results of the "community effect" of beating cardiomyocyte networks as an example of this approach. On-chip analysis revealed that (1) synchronized interbeat intervals (IBIs) of cell networks were followed to the more stable beating cells even their IBIs were slower than the other cells, which is against the conventional faster firing regulation or "overdrive suppression," and (2) fluctuation of IBIs of cardiomyocyte networks decreased according to the increase of the number of connected cells regardless of their geometry. The mathematical simulation of this synchronous behavior of cardiomyocyte networks also fitted well with the experimental results after incorporating the fluctuation-dissipation theorem into the oscillating stochastic phase model, in which the concept of spatially arranged cardiomyocyte networks was involved. The constructive experiments and mathematical modeling indicated the dominant rule of synchronization behavior of beating cardiomyocyte networks is a kind of stability-oriented synchronization phenomenon as the "community effect" or a fluctuation-dissipation phenomenon. Finally, as a practical application of this approach, the predictive cardiotoxicity is introduced.
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Differential impedance spectra analysis reveals optimal actuation frequency in bulk mode acoustophoresis. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19081. [PMID: 31836756 PMCID: PMC6911075 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55333-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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This work reports a method to select the optimal working frequency in transversal bulk resonator acoustophoretic devices by electrical impedance measurements. The impedance spectra of acoustophoretic devices are rich in spurious resonance peaks originating from different resonance modes in the system not directly related to the channel resonance, why direct measurement of the piezoelectric transducer impedance spectra is not a viable strategy. This work presents, for the first time, that the resonance modes of microchip integrated acoustophoresis channels can be identified by sequentially measuring the impedance spectra of the acoustophoretic device when the channel is filled with two different fluids and subsequently calculate the Normalized Differential Spectrum (NDS). Seven transversal bulk resonator acoustophoretic devices of different materials and designs were tested with successful results. The developed method enables a rapid, reproducible and precise determination of the optimal working frequency.
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Hsi P, Christianson RJ, Dubay RA, Lissandrello CA, Fiering J, Balestrini JL, Tandon V. Acoustophoretic rapid media exchange and continuous-flow electrotransfection of primary human T cells for applications in automated cellular therapy manufacturing. LAB ON A CHIP 2019; 19:2978-2992. [PMID: 31410419 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00458k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Autologous cellular therapies based on modifying T cells to express chimeric antigen receptor genes have been highly successful in treating hematological cancers. Deployment of these therapies is limited by the complexity and costs associated with their manufacturing. Transitioning these processes from virus-based methods for gene delivery to a non-viral method, such as electroporation, has the potential to greatly reduce cost and manufacturing time while increasing safety and efficacy. Major challenges with electroporation are the negative impacts on cell health associated with exposure to high-magnitude electric fields, and that most commercial bulk electroporators are low-precision instruments designed for manually-operated, lower-throughput batch processing of cells. Negative effects on cell health can be mitigated by use of specialized electroporation medias, but this adds processing steps, and long-term exposure to these medias can reduce transfection efficiency and post-transfection viability. To enable automated, clinical-scale production of cellular therapies using electrotransfection in specialized medias, we developed a high-precision microfluidic platform that automatically and continuously transfers cells from culture media into electroporation media using acoustophoresis, and then immediately applies electric fields from integrated electrodes. This limits cell residence time in electroporation media to seconds, and enables high transfection efficiency with minimum impact on cell viability. We tested our system by transferring primary human T cells from a standard cell media to electroporation media, and then transfecting them with mRNA encoding an mCherry fluorescent protein. We achieved a media exchange efficiency of 86% and transfection efficiency of up to 60%, with less than a 5% reduction in viability.
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- Peter Hsi
- Draper, 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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Acoustic cytometry uses radiation pressure forces instead of or in addition to hydrodynamic focusing to position cells or particles in a flowing stream for analysis. Commercial implementations to date combine both hydrodynamic and acoustic focusing together to enable high precision analysis of a broad dynamic range of volumetric sample input rates up to an order of magnitude higher than is practical with hydrodynamic focus alone. This capability allows great flexibility in reducing assay time or modifying or eliminating concentration requirements or concentration steps in sample preparation protocols. It also provides a practical method for processing sub-microliter volumes using sample dilution. In order to take full advantage of this dynamic range, it is necessary to understand the fundamental benefits and limitations of acoustic focusing as applied to flow cytometry. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Acoustics has a broad spectrum of applications, ranging from noise cancelation to ultrasonic imaging. In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in developing acoustic-based methods for biological and biomedical applications. This Perspective summarizes the recent progress in applying acoustofluidic methods (i.e., the fusion of acoustics and microfluidics) to bioanalytical chemistry. We describe the concepts of acoustofluidics and how it can be tailored to different types of bioanalytical applications, including sample concentration, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, label-free cell/particle separation, and fluid manipulation. Examples of each application are given, and the benefits and limitations of these methods are discussed. Finally, our perspectives on the directions that developing solutions should take to address the bottlenecks in the acoustofluidic applications in bioanalytical chemistry are presented.
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- Peng Li
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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Urban MW. Production of acoustic radiation force using ultrasound: methods and applications. Expert Rev Med Devices 2018; 15:819-834. [PMID: 30350736 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2018.1538782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acoustic radiation force (ARF) is used in many biomedical applications. The transfer of momentum in acoustic waves can be used in a multitude of ways to perturb tissue and manipulate cells. AREAS COVERED This review will briefly cover the acoustic theory related to ARF, particularly that related to application in tissues. The use of ARF in measurement of mechanical properties will be treated in detail with emphasis on the spatial and temporal modulation of the ARF. Additional topics covered will be the manipulation of particles with ARF, correction of phase aberration with ARF, modulation of cellular behavior with ARF, and bioeffects related to ARF use. EXPERT COMMENTARY The use of ARF can be tailored to specific applications for measurements of mechanical properties or correction of focusing for ultrasound beams. Additionally, noncontact manipulation of particles and cells with ARF enables a wide array of applications for tissue engineering and biosensing.
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- Matthew W Urban
- a Department of Radiology , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA
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Nikolaev AL, Gopin AV, Severin AV, Rudin VN, Mironov MA, Dezhkunov NV. Ultrasonic synthesis of hydroxyapatite in non-cavitation and cavitation modes. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 44:390-397. [PMID: 29680625 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The size control of materials is of great importance in research and technology because materials of different size and shape have different properties and applications. This paper focuses on the synthesis of hydroxyapatite in ultrasound fields of different frequencies and intensities with the aim to find the conditions which allow control of the particles size. The results are evaluated by X-ray diffraction, Transmission Electron Microscopy, morphological and sedimentation analyses. It is shown that the hydroxyapatite particles synthesized at low intensity non-cavitation regime of ultrasound have smaller size than those prepared at high intensity cavitation regime. The explanation of observed results is based on the idea of formation of vortices at the interface between phosphoric acid and calcium hydroxide solution where the nucleation of hydroxyapatite particles is taken place. Smaller vortices formed at high frequency non-cavitation ultrasound regime provide smaller nucleation sites and smaller resulting particles, compared to vortices and particles obtained without ultrasound. Discovered method has a potential of industrial application of ultrasound for the controlled synthesis of nanoparticles.
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- A L Nikolaev
- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- N.N. Andreev Acoustic Institute, Shvernika Street, 4, Moscow, 117036, Russia
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- Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 6 P. Brovki Street, Minsk, 220013, Belarus
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Simple and inexpensive micromachined aluminum microfluidic devices for acoustic focusing of particles and cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:3385-3394. [PMID: 29651523 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1034-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We introduce a new method to construct microfluidic devices especially useful for bulk acoustic wave (BAW)-based manipulation of cells and microparticles. To obtain efficient acoustic focusing, BAW devices require materials that have high acoustic impedance mismatch relative to the medium in which the cells/microparticles are suspended and materials with a high-quality factor. To date, silicon and glass have been the materials of choice for BAW-based acoustofluidic channel fabrication. Silicon- and glass-based fabrication is typically performed in clean room facilities, generates hazardous waste, and can take several hours to complete the microfabrication. To address some of the drawbacks in fabricating conventional BAW devices, we explored a new approach by micromachining microfluidic channels in aluminum substrates. Additionally, we demonstrate plasma bonding of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) onto micromachined aluminum substrates. Our goal was to achieve an approach that is both low cost and effective in BAW applications. To this end, we micromachined aluminum 6061 plates and enclosed the systems with a thin PDMS cover layer. These aluminum/PDMS hybrid microfluidic devices use inexpensive materials and are simply constructed outside a clean room environment. Moreover, these devices demonstrate effectiveness in BAW applications as demonstrated by efficient acoustic focusing of polystyrene microspheres, bovine red blood cells, and Jurkat cells and the generation of multiple focused streams in flow-through systems. Graphical abstract The aluminum acoustofluidic device and the generation of multinode focusing of particles.
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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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Huang W, Yang F, Zhu L, Qiao R, Zhao Y. Manipulation of magnetic nanorod clusters in liquid by non-uniform alternating magnetic fields. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:3750-3759. [PMID: 28466902 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00488e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It is discovered that a non-uniform alternating magnetic field can induce a translational motion of an anisotropic magnetic particle or cluster near a surface. Unlike a permanent magnet pulling a magnetic particle, the particle moves away from the magnetic source with a periodic fluctuation in its trajectory that varies with a frequency that is twice that of the field frequency. The moving speed can be tuned by varying the magnetic field strength and gradient, its alternating frequency, and the particle size. A hydrodynamic model is developed that can qualitatively explain all of the phenomena observed. Such a simple particle manipulation method has a great potential in applications such as cell biology and microfluidics.
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- Weijie Huang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Affinity-Bead-Mediated Enrichment of CD8+ Lymphocytes from Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Products Using Acoustophoresis. MICROMACHINES 2016; 7:mi7060101. [PMID: 30404275 PMCID: PMC6190086 DOI: 10.3390/mi7060101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Acoustophoresis is a technique that applies ultrasonic standing wave forces in a microchannel to sort cells depending on their physical properties in relation to the surrounding media. Cell handling and separation for research and clinical applications aims to efficiently separate specific cell populations. Here, we investigated the sorting of CD8 lymphocytes from peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) products by affinity-bead-mediated acoustophoresis. PBPC samples were obtained from healthy donors (n = 4) and patients (n = 18). Mononuclear cells were labeled with anti-CD8-coated magnetic beads and sorted on an acoustophoretic microfluidic device and by standard magnetic cell sorting as a reference method. CD8 lymphocytes were acoustically sorted with a mean purity of 91% ± 8% and a median separation efficiency of 63% (range 15.1%⁻90.5%) as compared to magnetic sorting (purity 91% ± 14%, recovery 29% (range 5.1%⁻47.3%)). The viability as well as the proliferation capacity of sorted lymphocytes in the target fraction were unimpaired and, furthermore, hematopoietic progenitor cell assay revealed a preserved clonogenic capacity post-sorting. Bead-mediated acoustophoresis can, therefore, be utilized to efficiently sort less frequent CD8+ lymphocytes from PBPC products in a continuous flow mode while maintaining cell viability and functional capacity of both target and non-target fractions.
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Wang H, Liu Z, Kim S, Koo C, Cho Y, Jang DY, Kim YJ, Han A. Microfluidic acoustophoretic force based low-concentration oil separation and detection from the environment. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:947-956. [PMID: 24402640 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc51032h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Detecting and quantifying extremely low concentrations of oil from the environment have broad applications in oil spill monitoring in ocean and coastal areas as well as in oil leakage monitoring on land. Currently available methods for low-concentration oil detection are bulky or costly with limited sensitivities. Thus they are difficult to be used as portable and field-deployable detectors in the case of oil spills or for monitoring the long-term effects of dispersed oil on marine and coastal ecosystems. Here, we present a low-concentration oil droplet trapping and detection microfluidic system based on the acoustophoresis phenomenon where oil droplets in water having a negative acoustic contrast factor move towards acoustic pressure anti-nodes. By trapping oil droplets from water samples flowing through a microfluidic channel, even very low concentrations of oil droplets can be concentrated to a detectable level for further analyses, which is a significant improvement over currently available oil detection systems. Oil droplets in water were successfully trapped and accumulated in a circular acoustophoretic trapping chamber of the microfluidic device and detected using a custom-built compact fluorescent detector based on the natural fluorescence of the trapped crude oil droplets. After the on-line detection, crude oil droplets released from the trapping chamber were successfully separated into a collection outlet by acoustophoretic force for further off-chip analyses. The developed microfluidic system provides a new way of trapping, detecting, and separating low-concentration crude oil from environmental water samples and holds promise as a low-cost field-deployable oil detector with extremely high sensitivity. The microfluidic system and operation principle are expected to be utilized in a wide range of applications where separating, concentrating, and detecting small particles having a negative acoustic contrast factor are required.
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- Han Wang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
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Burguillos MA, Magnusson C, Nordin M, Lenshof A, Augustsson P, Hansson MJ, Elmér E, Lilja H, Brundin P, Laurell T, Deierborg T. Microchannel acoustophoresis does not impact survival or function of microglia, leukocytes or tumor cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64233. [PMID: 23724038 PMCID: PMC3664584 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The use of acoustic forces to manipulate particles or cells at the microfluidic scale (i.e. acoustophoresis), enables non-contact, label-free separation based on intrinsic cell properties such as size, density and compressibility. Acoustophoresis holds great promise as a cell separation technique in several research and clinical areas. However, it has been suggested that the force acting upon cells undergoing acoustophoresis may impact cell viability, proliferation or cell function via subtle phenotypic changes. If this were the case, it would suggest that the acoustophoresis method would be a less useful tool for many cell analysis applications as well as for cell therapy. METHODS We investigate, for the first time, several key aspects of cellular changes following acoustophoretic processing. We used two settings of ultrasonic actuation, one that is used for cell sorting (10 Vpp operating voltage) and one that is close to the maximum of what the system can generate (20 Vpp). We used microglial cells and assessed cell viability and proliferation, as well as the inflammatory response that is indicative of more subtle changes in cellular phenotype. Furthermore, we adapted a similar methodology to monitor the response of human prostate cancer cells to acoustophoretic processing. Lastly, we analyzed the respiratory properties of human leukocytes and thrombocytes to explore if acoustophoretic processing has adverse effects. RESULTS BV2 microglia were unaltered after acoustophoretic processing as measured by apoptosis and cell turnover assays as well as inflammatory cytokine response up to 48 h following acoustophoresis. Similarly, we found that acoustophoretic processing neither affected the cell viability of prostate cancer cells nor altered their prostate-specific antigen secretion following androgen receptor activation. Finally, human thrombocytes and leukocytes displayed unaltered mitochondrial respiratory function and integrity after acoustophoretic processing. CONCLUSION We conclude that microchannel acoustophoresis can be used for effective continuous flow-based cell separation without affecting cell viability, proliferation, mitochondrial respiration or inflammatory status.
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- Miguel A. Burguillos
- Neuronal Survival Unit, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Centrum Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Departments of Surgery (Urology) and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States of America
- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Neuronal Survival Unit, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Nasiri HG, Kadkhodaee R, Hamed Mousavian MT. Flocculation and Separation of Oil Droplets in Ultrasonic Standing Wave Field. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.661824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wiklund M. Acoustofluidics 12: Biocompatibility and cell viability in microfluidic acoustic resonators. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:2018-28. [PMID: 22562376 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40201g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Manipulation of biological cells by acoustic radiation forces is often motivated by its improved biocompatibility relative to alternative available methods. On the other hand, it is well known that acoustic exposure is capable of causing damage to tissue or cells, primarily due to heating or cavitation effects. Therefore, it is important to define safety guidelines for the design and operation of the utilized devices. This tutorial discusses the biocompatibility of devices designed for acoustic manipulation of mammalian cells, and different methods for quantifying the cell viability in such devices.
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- Martin Wiklund
- Department of Applied Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lenshof A, Magnusson C, Laurell T. Acoustofluidics 8: applications of acoustophoresis in continuous flow microsystems. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:1210-23. [PMID: 22362021 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc21256k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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This acoustofluidics tutorial focuses on continuous flow-based half wavelength resonator systems operated in the transversal mode, where the direction of the primary acoustic force acts in plane with the microchip. The transversal actuation mode facilitates integration with up- and downstream microchannel networks as well as visual control of the acoustic focusing experiment. Applications of particle enrichment in an acoustic half wavelength resonator are discussed as well as clarification of the carrier fluid from undesired particles. Binary separation of particle/vesicle/cell mixtures into two subpopulations is outlined based on the different polarities of the acoustic contrast factor. Furthermore, continuous flow separation of different particle/cell types is described where both Free Flow Acoustophoresis (FFA) and binary acoustophoresis are utilized. By capitalizing on the laminar flow regime, acoustophoresis has proven especially successful in performing bead/cell translations between different buffer systems. Likewise, the ability to controllably translate particulate matter across streamlines has opened a route to valving of cells/particles without any moving parts, where event triggered cell sorting is becoming an increasing area of activity. Recent developments now also enable measurements of fundamental cell properties such as density and compressibility by means of acoustophoresis. General aspects on working with live cells in acoustophoresis systems are discussed as well as available means to quantify the outcome of cell and particle separation experiments performed by acoustophoresis.
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- Andreas Lenshof
- Dept. Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Div. Nanobiotechnology Lund University, Sweden.
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Evaluation of a centrifuged double Y-shape microfluidic platform for simple continuous cell environment exchange. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:819-827. [PMID: 22312288 PMCID: PMC3269722 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13010819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Revised: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated the efficacy of a microfluidic medium exchange method for single cells using passive centrifugal force of a rotating microfluidic-chip based platform. At the boundary of two laminar flows at the gathering area of two microfluidic pathways in a Y-shape, the cells were successfully transported from one laminar flow to the other, without mixing the two microfluidic mediums of the two laminar flows during cell transportation, within 5 s with 1 g (150 rpm) to 36.3 g (900 rpm) acceleration, with 93.5% efficiency. The results indicate that this is one of the most simple and precise tools for exchanging medium in the shortest amount of time.
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Augustsson P, Malm J, Ekström S. Acoustophoretic microfluidic chip for sequential elution of surface bound molecules from beads or cells. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2012; 6:34115. [PMID: 24003343 PMCID: PMC3448593 DOI: 10.1063/1.4749289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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An acoustophoresis-based microfluidic flow-chip is presented as a novel platform to facilitate analysis of proteins and peptides loosely bound to the surface of beads or cells. The chip allows for direct removal of the background surrounding the beads or cells, followed by sequential treatment and collection of a sequence of up to five different buffer conditions. During this treatment, the beads/cells are retained in a single flow by acoustic radiation force. Eluted peptides are collected from the outlets and subsequently purified by miniaturized solid-phase extraction and analyzed with matrix assisted laser desorption mass spectrometry. Fundamental parameters such as the system fluidics and dispersion are presented. The device was successfully applied for wash and sequential elution of peptides bound to the surface of microbeads and human spermatozoa, respectively.
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- Per Augustsson
- Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Koklu M, Sabuncu AC, Beskok A. Acoustophoresis in shallow microchannels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 351:407-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Revised: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Santa Fe Technical Services Santa Fe New Mexico
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Buffer medium exchange in continuous cell and particle streams using ultrasonic standing wave focusing. Mikrochim Acta 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-008-0084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fisher KA, Miles R. Modeling the acoustic radiation force in microfluidic chambers. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2008; 123:1862-1865. [PMID: 18396995 DOI: 10.1121/1.2839140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A procedure is demonstrated to quantitatively evaluate the acoustic radiation forces in microfluidic particle manipulation chambers. Typical estimates of the acoustic pressure and the acoustic radiation force are based on an analytical solution for a simple one-dimensional standing wave pattern. The complexities of a typical microfluidic channel limit the usefulness of this approach. By leveraging finite elements, and a generalized equation for the acoustic radiation force, channel designs can be investigated in two and three dimensions. Calculations and experimental observations in this report and the literature, confirm these claims.
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- Karl A Fisher
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-333, 7000 E. Avenue, Livermore, California 94566, USA.
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Goddard GR, Sanders CK, Martin JC, Kaduchak G, Graves SW. Analytical Performance of an Ultrasonic Particle Focusing Flow Cytometer. Anal Chem 2007; 79:8740-6. [DOI: 10.1021/ac071402t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gregory R. Goddard
- National Flow Cytometry Resource, Mail Stop M888, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- National Flow Cytometry Resource, Mail Stop M888, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- National Flow Cytometry Resource, Mail Stop M888, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- National Flow Cytometry Resource, Mail Stop M888, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- National Flow Cytometry Resource, Mail Stop M888, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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Petersson F, Aberg L, Swärd-Nilsson AM, Laurell T. Free Flow Acoustophoresis: Microfluidic-Based Mode of Particle and Cell Separation. Anal Chem 2007; 79:5117-23. [PMID: 17569501 DOI: 10.1021/ac070444e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel method, free flow acoustophoresis (FFA), capable of continuous separation of mixed particle suspensions into multiple outlet fractions is presented. Acoustic forces are utilized to separate particles based on their size and density. The method is shown to be suitable for both biological and nonbiological suspended particles. The microfluidic separation chips were fabricated using conventional microfabrication methods. Particle separation was accomplished by combining laminar flow with the axial acoustic primary radiation force in an ultrasonic standing wave field. Dissimilar suspended particles flowing through the 350-microm-wide channel were thereby laterally translated to different regions of the laminar flow profile, which was split into multiple outlets for continuous fraction collection. Using four outlets, a mixture of 2-, 5-, 8-, and 10-microm polystyrene particles was separated with between 62 and 94% of each particle size ending up in separate fractions. Using three outlets and three particle sizes (3, 7, and 10 microm) the corresponding results ranged between 76 and 96%. It was also proven possible to separate normally acoustically inseparable particle types by manipulating the density of the suspending medium with cesium chloride. The medium manipulation, in combination with FFA, was further used to enable the fractionation of red cells, platelets, and leukocytes. The results show that free flow acoustophoresis can be used to perform complex separation tasks, thereby offering an alternative to expensive and time-consuming methods currently in use.
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- Filip Petersson
- Department of Electrical Measurements, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
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Goddard G, Martin JC, Graves SW, Kaduchak G. Ultrasonic particle-concentration for sheathless focusing of particles for analysis in a flow cytometer. Cytometry A 2006; 69:66-74. [PMID: 16419065 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The development of inexpensive small flow cytometers is recognized as an important goal for many applications ranging from medical uses in developing countries for disease diagnosis to use as an analytical platform in support of homeland defense. Although hydrodynamic focusing is highly effective at particle positioning, the use of sheath fluid increases assay cost and reduces instrument utility for field and autonomous remote operations. METHODS This work presents the creation of a novel flow cell that uses ultrasonic acoustic energy to focus small particles to the center of a flowing stream for analysis by flow cytometry. Experiments using this flow cell are described wherein its efficacy is evaluated under flow cytometric conditions with fluorescent microspheres. RESULTS Preliminary laboratory experiments demonstrate acoustic focusing of flowing 10-microm latex particles into a tight sample stream that is approximately 40 microm in diameter. Prototype flow cytometer measurements using an acoustic-focusing flow chamber demonstrated focusing of a microsphere sample to a central stream approximately 40 microm in diameter, yielding a definite fluorescence peak for the microspheres as compared with a broad distribution for unfocused microspheres. CONCLUSIONS The flow cell developed here uses acoustic focusing, which inherently concentrates the sample particles to the center of the sample stream. This method could eliminate the need for sheath fluid, and will enable increased interrogation times for enhanced sensitivity, while maintaining high particle-analysis rates. The concentration effect will also enable the analysis of extremely dilute samples on the order of several particles per liter, at analysis rates of a few particles per second. Such features offer the possibility of a truly versatile low-cost portable flow cytometer for field applications.
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- Gregory Goddard
- National Flow Cytometry Resource, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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Goddard G, Kaduchak G. Ultrasonic particle concentration in a line-driven cylindrical tube. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2005; 117:3440-7. [PMID: 16018448 DOI: 10.1121/1.1904405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Acoustic particle manipulation has many potential uses in flow cytometry and microfluidic array applications. Currently, most ultrasonic particle positioning devices utilize a quasi-one-dimensional geometry to set up the positioning field. A transducer fit with a quarter-wave matching layer, locally drives a cavity of width one-half wavelength. Particles within the cavity experience a time-averaged drift force that transports them to a nodal position. Present research investigates an acoustic particle-positioning device where the acoustic excitation is generated by the entire structure, as opposed to a localized transducer. The lowest-order structural modes of a long cylindrical glass tube driven by a piezoceramic with a line contact are tuned, via material properties and aspect ratio, to match resonant modes of the fluid-filled cavity. The cylindrical geometry eliminates the need for accurate alignment of a transducer/reflector system, in contrast to the case of planar or confocal fields. Experiments show that the lower energy density in the cavity, brought about through excitation of the whole cylindrical tube, results in reduced cavitation, convection, and thermal gradients. The effects of excitation and material parameters on concentration quality are theoretically evaluated, using two-dimensional elastodynamic equations describing the fluid-filled cylindrical shell with a line excitation.
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- Gregory Goddard
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Electronic and Electrochemical Materials and Devices Group, Mail Stop D-429, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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Hancock A, Insana MF, Allen JS. Microparticle column geometry in acoustic stationary fields. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2003; 113:652-659. [PMID: 12558301 DOI: 10.1121/1.1528171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Particles suspended in a fluid will experience forces from stationary acoustic fields. The magnitude of the force depends on the time-averaged energy density of the field and the material properties of the particles and fluid. Forces acting on known particles smaller than 20 microm were studied. Within a 500 kHz acoustic beam generated by a plane-piston circular source, observations were made of the geometry of the particle column that is formed. Varying the acoustic energy altered the column width in a manner predicted by equations for the primary acoustic radiation force from scattering of particles in the long-wavelength limit. The minimum pressures required to trap gas, solid, and liquid particles in a water medium at room temperature were also estimated to within 12%. These results highlight the ability of stationary acoustic fields from a plane-piston radiator to impose nano-Newton-scale forces onto fluid particles with properties similar to biological cells, and suggest that it is possible to accurately quantify these forces.
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- Andrew Hancock
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616-5294, USA
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Dayton PA, Allen JS, Ferrara KW. The magnitude of radiation force on ultrasound contrast agents. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2002; 112:2183-92. [PMID: 12430830 DOI: 10.1121/1.1509428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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High-speed photography of insonified bubbles with a time resolution of 10 ns allows observations of translation due to radiation force, in addition to the visualization of radial oscillations. A modified version of the Rayleigh-Plesset equation is used to estimate the radius-time behavior of insonified microbubbles, and the accuracy of this model is verified experimentally. The translation of insonified microbubbles is calculated using a differential equation relating the acceleration of the bubble to the forces due to acoustic radiation and the drag imposed by the fluid. Simulations and experiments indicate that microbubbles translate significant distances with clinically relevant parameters. A 1.5 micron radius contrast agent can translate over 5 microns during a single 20-cycle, 2.25 MHz, 380 kPa acoustic pulse, achieving velocities over 0.5 m/s. Therefore, radiation force should be considered during an ultrasonic examination because of the possibility of influencing the position and flow velocity of the contrast agents with the interrogating acoustic beam.
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- Paul A Dayton
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
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Cousins CM, Holownia P, Hawkes JJ, Limaye MS, Price CP, Keay PJ, Coakley WT. Plasma preparation from whole blood using ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2000; 26:881-888. [PMID: 10942835 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(00)00212-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A technique to efficiently separate plasma from human whole blood is described. Essentially, 3-mL samples are held on the axis of a tubular transducer and exposed for 5.7 min to an ultrasonic standing wave. The cells concentrate into clumps at radial separations of half wavelength. The clumps grow in size and sediment under gravity. A distinct plasma/cell interface forms as the cells sediment. The volume of clarified plasma increases with time. The separation efficiencies of transducers of 29-mm and 23-mm internal diameters driven, by test equipment, at radial resonances of 3.4 and 1.5 MHz, respectively, were compared. The average efficiency of separation was 99.6% at 1.5 MHz and 99.4% with the 3.4-MHz system. The cleared plasma constituted 30% of the sample volume at 1.5 MHz and 25% at 3. 4 MHz. There was no measurable release of haemoglobin or potassium into the suspending phase, indicating that there was no mechanical damage to cells at either frequency. A total of 114 samples from volunteers and patients were subsequently clarified in a 1.5-MHz system driven by an integrated generator. The average efficiency of clarification of blood was 99.76% for the latter samples. The clarification achieved is a significant improvement on that previously reported (98.5%) for whole blood exposed to a planar ultrasonic standing wave field (Peterson et al. 1986). We have, therefore, now achieved a six-fold reduction of cells in plasma compared to previous results.
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- C M Cousins
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Wales CF1 3TL., Cardiff, UK
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Cousins CM, Holownia P, Hawkes JJ, Price CP, Keay P, Coakley WT. Clarification of plasma from whole human blood using ultrasound. ULTRASONICS 2000; 38:654-656. [PMID: 10829746 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-624x(99)00212-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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There has been interest for a number of years in the possibility of separating blood into cells and plasma by methods other than centrifugation, so that the plasma can be analysed on-line. Cells in whole blood normally occupy about 45% of the suspension volume. It has been shown with a number of different cell types, such as yeast and bacteria, that for concentrations of this order the cells are not as efficiently harvested by ultrasound as those for lower concentrations. In this study, removal of cells from 3-4 ml whole blood volumes has been examined in ultrasonic standing wave fields from tubular transducers driven at a frequency of 1.6 MHz. Samples of whole human blood (n = 11) from two volunteers have been processed by three tubular transducers where high levels of cell removal, 99.7% on average, have been demonstrated with high reproducibility between samples as well as for different transducers.
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- C M Cousins
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK.
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Coakley WT, Hawkes JJ, Sobanski MA, Cousins CM, Spengler J. Analytical scale ultrasonic standing wave manipulation of cells and microparticles. ULTRASONICS 2000; 38:638-641. [PMID: 10829742 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-624x(99)00151-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The ultrasonic standing-wave manipulation of suspended eukaryotic cells, bacteria and submicron latex or silica particles has been examined here. The different systems, involving plane or tubular ultrasonic transducers and a range of acoustic pathlengths, have been designed to treat suspension volumes of analytical scale i.e. 5 ml to 50 microliters for both sample batch and 'on-line' situations. Frequencies range from 1 to 12 MHz. The influence of secondary cell-cell interaction forces in determining the cell concentration dependence of harvesting efficiency in batch sedimentation systems is considered. Applications of standing wave radiation forces to (1) clarify cell suspensions, (2) enhance particle agglutination immunoassay detection of cells or cellular products and (3) examine and enhance cell-cell interactions in suspension are described.
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- W T Coakley
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK.
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