Abstract:
We demonstrate a novel integrated microfluidic device to separate circulating extracellular vesicles from blood stream using the deterministic lateral displacement princi...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
We demonstrate a novel integrated microfluidic device to separate circulating extracellular vesicles from blood stream using the deterministic lateral displacement principle. The device continuously fractionates extracellular vesicles and cells according to size and membrane flexibility by displacing them perpendicularly to the fluid flow direction in a micro-fabricated array of post. Direct separation of different size micro- and nanospheres were demonstrated using a multi-stage separation strategy thus offering a potential route for novel cancer diagnostic approaches where microvesicles can be targeted and intercepted during cell to cell communication.
Published in: The 9th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS)
Date of Conference: 13-16 April 2014
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 25 September 2014
Electronic ISBN:978-1-4799-4726-3