High throughput continuous cell secretome separation inside microscale droplets by means of acoustophoresis

Michael Gerlt, Dominik Haidas, Alexandre Ratschat, Philipp Suter, Petra Dittrich, Jürg Dual

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Abstract

In microbiology, cell analysis is an important tool for understanding influences on biotechnological production. Using current bulk methods, the secretome cannot be assigned to the corresponding cell. This contribution reports a novel method for cell separation inside microscale droplets. Cells are focused in droplets using bulk acoustic waves before the droplet is split at a bifurcation. For a wide range of experimental parameters, an average separation efficiency of above 99% is achieved. The usability of the device for yeast cells is evaluated. This work demonstrates a missing key element for future high-throughput single-cell analysis techniques based on mass spectrometry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages902-903
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781733419000
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019 - Basel, Switzerland
Duration: 2019 Oct 272019 Oct 31

Publication series

Name23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityBasel
Period2019/10/272019/10/31

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 CBMS-0001.

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Biomedical Laboratory Science/Technology

Free keywords

  • Cell manipulation
  • Cell secretome separation
  • Microfluidics
  • Microscale droplets

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