A microfluidic device for bacteria immobilization in a microporous carrier by dielectrophoresis

Kano, Tomonori; Inaba, Tomomi; Gu, Yu; Miki, Norihisa

doi:10.1007/s12213-012-0044-2

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“…DEP can be used for trapping and sorting almost any type of suspended materials ranging from nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes 157 to cells 158 and DNA. 159 DEP based cell traps have been used for quantifying the per-cell levels of lactic acid production 160 as well as the trapping of DNA with specific strand lengths. 159,161 Sorting systems based on DEP have been used for sorting cervical cells into healthy and tumorous types and can potentially be used as an early detection device for cervical cancer.…”

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Microfluidics and Raman microscopy: current applications and future challenges

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Raman microscopy systems are becoming increasingly widespread and accessible for characterising chemical species. Microfluidic systems are also progressively finding their way into real world applications. Therefore, it is anticipated that the integration of Raman systems with microfluidics will become increasingly attractive and practical. This review aims to provide an overview of Raman microscopy-microfluidics integrated systems for researchers who are actively interested in utilising these tools. The fundamental principles and application strengths of Raman microscopy are discussed in the context of microfluidics. Various configurations of microfluidics that incorporate Raman microscopy methods are presented, with applications highlighted. Data analysis methods are discussed, with a focus on assisting the interpretation of Raman-microfluidics data from complex samples. Finally, possible future directions of Raman-microfluidic systems are presented.

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confidence: 99%

Microfluidics and Raman microscopy: current applications and future challenges

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“…Cell isolation has been done through both batch separation [16][17][18], where rare cells population is trapped by positive DEP force while background cells pass through the microdevice, and continuous separation [14], where rare cells continuously separate from background cells. Among the several applications of the DEP technique in biology we focus the attention on the immobilization of microbial organisms where the study of the early stage development of biofilms is desirable [19][20][21]. In literature, it has been largely demonstrated that DEP through local micro/nano-electrodes allows a time dependent accumulation of bacteriophages; thus resulting an excellent technique not only to immobilize but also to concentrate microorganisms [22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

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