Issue 3, 2017

Crossed flow microfluidics for high throughput screening of bioactive chemical–cell interactions

Abstract

This paper describes the use of crossed laminar flow microfluidics for the selective capture of multiple cell types on-chip aiming for high throughput screening of various cell treatment compounds. Parallel laminar streams containing different cell types were perfused and captured on a cell adhesion protein-functionalized reaction area. Thereafter, parallel streams containing cell treatment solutions were delivered orthogonally over the captured cells. Multiple cell types and a range of cell treatment conditions could therefore be assessed in a single experiment. We were also able to sort mixed cell populations via antibody array clusters, and to further deliver treatments to subpopulations of cells. Moreover, using solutions with different tonicities, we successfully demonstrated the incorporation of a live/dead cell viability assessment on-chip for a direct read out assay following the treatments. This crossed laminar flow microfluidics for generation of a cell-based assay could therefore offer an interesting platform for high throughput screening of potential drug candidates, nanoparticle toxicity testing, or other cellular and molecular interventions.

Graphical abstract: Crossed flow microfluidics for high throughput screening of bioactive chemical–cell interactions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Oct 2016
Accepted
22 Dec 2016
First published
03 Jan 2017

Lab Chip, 2017,17, 501-510

Crossed flow microfluidics for high throughput screening of bioactive chemical–cell interactions

Z. Tong, A. Ivask, K. Guo, S. McCormick, E. Lombi, C. Priest and N. H. Voelcker, Lab Chip, 2017, 17, 501 DOI: 10.1039/C6LC01261B

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