A high-sensitivity and clogging-free microfluidic impedance flow cytometer based on three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing.

IF 5.4 2区 工程技术 Q1 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
Lab on a Chip Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI:10.1039/d5lc00571j
Xiao Chen, Tingxuan Fang, Yimin Li, Jie Zhang, Xiaoye Huo, Junbo Wang, Xuzhen Qin, Yueying Li, Yi Zhang, Jian Chen
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Abstract

Microfluidic impedance flow cytometry has functioned as an enabling instrument in single-cell analysis, which, however, suffers from the limiting tradeoff between high sensitivity and clogging-free operation. In order to address this issue, this study presented a microfluidic impedance flow cytometer based on three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamic focusing, in which the crossflow of conductive sample fluids and insulating sheath fluids was leveraged to centralize and restrict electric field lines to the sample fluid, thereby achieving high impedance sensitivity of single cells without the concern of channel blockage. Different from conventional impedance flow cytometry, in this study, impedance amplitude dips (rather than pulse singles) generated by single microparticles traveling through the 3D hydrodynamic focusing region were experimentally validated using microbeads. Based on the home-developed microfluidic impedance flow cytometer, high-sensitivity and clogging-free impedance profiles of three leukemia cell lines (K562, Jurkat, and HL-60) and four types of purified leukocytes (neutrophil, eosinophil, monocyte, and lymphocyte) were quantified as -8.01 ± 2.96%, -4.53 ± 1.09%, -6.36 ± 1.54%; -8.11 ± 0.84%, -7.23 ± 1.06%, -9.05 ± 2.00% and -5.68 ± 1.24%, respectively. When a recurrent neural network was adopted for cell-type classification, high classification accuracies of 93.9% for three leukemia cell lines and 87.8% for four types of purified leukocytes were achieved. This study presented a promising impedance flow cytometer that combines high sensitivity with sustainable working capabilities, potentially overcoming the limitations of conventional microfluidic impedance flow cytometry and significantly advancing its commercial development.

基于三维流体动力聚焦的高灵敏度无堵塞微流控阻抗流式细胞仪。
微流控阻抗流式细胞术已经成为单细胞分析的一种有利工具,然而,它在高灵敏度和无堵塞操作之间存在限制权衡。为了解决这一问题,本研究提出了一种基于三维(3D)流体动力聚焦的微流控阻抗流式细胞仪,利用导电样液和绝缘鞘液的交叉流动将电场线集中并限制在样液上,从而实现单细胞的高阻抗灵敏度,而不担心通道堵塞。与传统的阻抗流式细胞术不同,在本研究中,通过微珠实验验证了单个微粒子通过三维流体动力聚焦区域产生的阻抗幅度下降(而不是脉冲单)。基于自制的微流控阻抗流式细胞仪,对3种白血病细胞系(K562、Jurkat和HL-60)和4种纯化白细胞(中性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、单核细胞和淋巴细胞)的高灵敏度和无堵塞阻抗谱进行定量,分别为-8.01±2.96%、-4.53±1.09%、-6.36±1.54%;-8.11±0.84%,-7.23±1.06%,分别为-9.05±2.00%和-5.68±1.24%,。采用递归神经网络进行细胞类型分类时,3种白血病细胞系的分类准确率高达93.9%,4种纯化白细胞的分类准确率高达87.8%。本研究提出了一种具有高灵敏度和可持续工作能力的阻抗流式细胞仪,有望克服传统微流控阻抗流式细胞仪的局限性,显著推进其商业化发展。
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Lab on a Chip
Lab on a Chip 工程技术-化学综合
CiteScore
11.10
自引率
8.20%
发文量
434
审稿时长
2.6 months
期刊介绍: Lab on a Chip is the premiere journal that publishes cutting-edge research in the field of miniaturization. By their very nature, microfluidic/nanofluidic/miniaturized systems are at the intersection of disciplines, spanning fundamental research to high-end application, which is reflected by the broad readership of the journal. Lab on a Chip publishes two types of papers on original research: full-length research papers and communications. Papers should demonstrate innovations, which can come from technical advancements or applications addressing pressing needs in globally important areas. The journal also publishes Comments, Reviews, and Perspectives.
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