High-throughput acoustic separation of platelets from whole blood

Lab Chip. 2016 Sep 21;16(18):3466-72. doi: 10.1039/c6lc00682e. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Abstract

Platelets contain growth factors which are important in biomedical and clinical applications. In this work, we present an acoustic separation device for high-throughput, non-invasive platelet isolation. In particular, we separated platelets from whole blood at a 10 mL min(-1) throughput, which is three orders of magnitude greater than that of existing acoustic-based platelet separation techniques. Without sample dilution, we observed more than 80% RBC/WBC removal and platelet recovery. High throughput, high separation efficiency, and biocompatibility make this device useful for many clinical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics*
  • Blood Platelets / cytology*
  • Cell Separation / methods*
  • Humans