An integrated centrifugo-opto-microfluidic platform for arraying, analysis, identification and manipulation of individual cells

Lab Chip. 2015 Jan 21;15(2):378-81. doi: 10.1039/c4lc01002g.

Abstract

In this work we present a centrifugal microfluidic system enabling highly efficient collective trapping and alignment of particles such as microbeads and cells, their multi-colour fluorescent detection and subsequent manipulation by optical tweezers. We demonstrate array-based capture and imaging followed by "cherry-picking" of individual particles, first for fluorescently labelled polystyrene (PS) beads and then for cells. Different cell lines are discriminated based on intracellular as well as surface-based markers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Neoplasm / metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
  • Cell Separation / instrumentation
  • Cell Separation / methods*
  • Centrifugation
  • Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule
  • Equipment Design
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / chemistry
  • HL-60 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Microspheres
  • Optical Tweezers*
  • Polystyrenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • EPCAM protein, human
  • Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule
  • Polystyrenes
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate