🔬 Temperature-tunable Micropillars Enable Programmable
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Phys.org · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
A programmable microfluidic device developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, combines deterministic lateral displacement, a microfluidic technique used to separate particles according to size, with temperature-responsive polymer micropillars to dynamically change separation conditions along a single channel. Using this device, researchers successfully separated multiple particle populations. Additionally, they efficiently isolated viable cancer cells, white blood cells and red blood cells from diluted whole blood.
Key points
- A programmable microfluidic device developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, combines deterministic lateral displacement, a microfluidic technique used to separate particles according to size, with temperature-responsive polymer micropillars to dynamically change separation conditions along a single channel.
- Using this device, researchers successfully separated multiple particle populations.
- Additionally, they efficiently isolated viable cancer cells, white blood cells and red blood cells from diluted whole blood.
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