Acoustic trapping efficiency of nanoparticles and bacteria

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In this paper we present a method to characterize the acoustic trapping efficiency of nanoparticles and bacteria when using seeding particles. Through the use of fluorescent microscopy and video analysis, single particles/bacteria were counted as they entered the acoustic trap at different flow focusing ratios and by comparing the amount of trapped objects to the amount of objects that were lost from the trap, the trapping efficiency could be calculated. Using fluorescent 780 nm polystyrene particles, an optimization of the hydrodynamic sample pre-focusing could be performed. For a flow focusing ratio of 1:10 or 5:6 (sample:sheath flow), a trapping efficiency of around 90% could be achieved at a total flow rate of 11 μl/min. At a flow focusing ratio of 1:10, GFP-producing E. coli could be trapped at an efficiency of above 95%. Using this characterization technique, important aspects of the acoustic trapping method (e.g. transducer frequency and voltage, size and type of seeding particle, amount of flow focusing, total flow rate etc.) can be characterized and optimized.

Originalspråkengelska
Titel på värdpublikationProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
FörlagChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Sidor515-517
Antal sidor3
ISBN (tryckt)9780979806452
StatusPublished - 2012
Evenemang16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012 - Okinawa, Japan
Varaktighet: 2012 okt. 282012 nov. 1

Konferens

Konferens16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
Land/TerritoriumJapan
OrtOkinawa
Period2012/10/282012/11/01

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap/teknologi

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