Acoustofluidics 11: Affinity specific extraction and sample decomplexing using continuous flow acoustophoresis.
Författare
Summary, in English
Acoustic standing wave technology combined with ligand complexed microbeads offers a means for affinity specific selection of target analytes from complex samples. When realized in a microfluidic format we can capitalize on laminar flow and acoustic forces that can drive cells or microbeads across fluid interfaces. Given this, we have the ability to perform carrier fluid (suspending medium) exchange operations in continuous flow in microfluidic chips based solely on acoustofluidic properties. A key issue here is to ensure that a minimum of the original carrier fluid follows the cells/particles across the fluid interface. Simple processing protocols can be achieved that may outperform macroscale magnetic bead-based sample extraction or centrifugation steps, which can also be straightforwardly integrated with downstream analytical instrumentation. This tutorial outlines some basic fluidic configurations for acoustophoresis based sample decomplexing and details the different system parameters that will impact the outcome of an acoustophoresis based affinity extraction experiment or a cell medium exchange step. Examples are given of both targeted extraction of microbes and selective elusion of molecular species.
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Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1742-1752
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Lab on a Chip
Volym
12
Issue
10
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Royal Society of Chemistry
Ämne
- Medical Engineering
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1473-0189