Real-time deformability cytometry: on-the-fly cell mechanical phenotyping

Autor: Ulrich F. Keyser, Christoph Herold, Stefano Pagliara, Alexander Mietke, Stefan Golfier, Jörg Mansfeld, Angela Jacobi, Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich, Nicole Töpfner, Andrew Ekpenyong, Philipp Rosendahl, Manja Wobus, Daniel Klaue, Oliver Otto, Jochen Guck, Salvatore Girardo
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Nature Methods
ISSN: 1548-7105
1548-7091
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.3281
Popis: We introduce real-time deformability cytometry (RT-DC) for continuous cell mechanical characterization of large populations (100,000 cells) with analysis rates greater than 100 cells/s. RT-DC is sensitive to cytoskeletal alterations and can distinguish cell-cycle phases, track stem cell differentiation into distinct lineages and identify cell populations in whole blood by their mechanical fingerprints. This technique adds a new marker-free dimension to flow cytometry with diverse applications in biology, biotechnology and medicine.
Databáze: OpenAIRE