Impedimetric and optical interrogation of single cells in a microfluidic device for real-time viability and chemical response assessment

被引：20

作者：

James, Conrad D. ^{[1
]}

Reuel, Nigel ^{[1
]}

Lee, Eunice S. ^{[1
]}

Davalos, Rafael V. ^{[1
]}

Mani, Seethambal S. ^{[1
]}

Carroll-Portillo, Amanda ^{[1
]}

Rebeil, Roberto ^{[1
]}

Martino, Anthony ^{[1
]}

Apblett, Christopher A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA

来源：

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS | 2008年 / 23卷 / 06期

关键词：

impedance spectroscopy; single cell; microfluidics; microfabrication; macrophage; immune response;

D O I：

10.1016/j.bios.2007.08.022

中图分类号：

Q6 [生物物理学];

学科分类号：

071011 ;

摘要：

We report here a non-invasive, reversible method for interrogating single cells in a microfluidic flow-through system. Impedance spectroscopy of cells held at a micron-sized pore under negative pressure is demonstrated and used to determine the presence and viability of the captured cell. The cell capture pore is optimized for electrical response and mechanical interfacing to a cell using a deposited layer of parylene. Changes in the mechanical interface between the cell and the chip due to chemical exposure or environmental changes can also be assessed. Here, we monitored the change in adhesion/spreading of RAW264.7 macrophages in response to the immune stimulant lipopolysaccharide (LPS). This method enables selective, reversible, and quantitative long-term impedance measurements on single cells. The fully sealed electrofluidic assembly is compatible with long-term cell culturing, and could be modified to incorporate single cell lysis and subsequent intracellular separation and analysis. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：845 / 851

页数：7

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