Streamline based design guideline for deterministic microfluidic hydrodynamic single cell traps
| Autor: | Aditi Shenoy, Richard Smith, Allan Guan, Zhenyu Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Work (thermodynamics) Computer science Microfluidics Biomedical Engineering Probabilistic logic Laminar flow Lab-on-a-chip Condensed Matter Physics Hydrodynamic trapping Finite element method law.invention Colloid and Surface Chemistry law Scalability General Materials Science Biological system Simulation Regular Articles |
| Zdroj: | Biomicrofluidics. 9:024103 |
| ISSN: | 1932-1058 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.4914469 |
| Popis: | A prerequisite for single cell study is the capture and isolation of individual cells. In microfluidic devices, cell capture is often achieved by means of trapping. While many microfluidic trapping techniques exist, hydrodynamic methods are particularly attractive due to their simplicity and scalability. However, current design guidelines for single cell hydrodynamic traps predominantly rely on flow resistance manipulation or qualitative streamline analysis without considering the target particle size. This lack of quantitative design criteria from first principles often leads to non-optimal probabilistic trapping. In this work, we describe an analytical design guideline for deterministic single cell hydrodynamic trapping through the optimization of streamline distributions under laminar flow with cell size as a key parameter. Using this guideline, we demonstrate an example design which can achieve 100% capture efficiency for a given particle size. Finite element modelling was used to determine the design parameters necessary for optimal trapping. The simulation results were subsequently confirmed with on-chip microbead and white blood cell trapping experiments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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