Abstract
A novel strategy to sort the cells of interest (White Blood Cells (leukocytes)) by selectively lysing the Red Blood Cells (erythrocytes) in a miniaturized microfluidic device is presented. Various methods to lyse cells on a chip exist i.e. electrical, mechanical, chemical and thermal but they need integration of electrodes, traps, reservoirs, heaters, etc which is often difficult at microscale [1 – 4]. On the other hand, FACSlyse protocol uses only osmotic pressure to lyse erythrocytes allowing further isolation of leukocytes. This motivated us to develop a novel herringbone based lyser which works on the principle of mixing whole blood with pure water in time controlled manner to lyse erythrocytes osmotically on a chip.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2009. TRANSDUCERS 2009. |
Publisher | IEEE |
Publication date | 2009 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4244-4193-8 |
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Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | 15th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (Transducers 2009) - Denver,CO, United States Duration: 21 Jun 2009 → 25 Jun 2009 Conference number: 15 |
Conference
Conference | 15th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (Transducers 2009) |
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Number | 15 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Denver,CO |
Period | 21/06/2009 → 25/06/2009 |