Whether for cancer diagnosis or single-cell analysis,it remains a major dhallenge to isolate the target sample cells from a large background cell for high-efficiency downstream detection and analysis in an integrated ...Whether for cancer diagnosis or single-cell analysis,it remains a major dhallenge to isolate the target sample cells from a large background cell for high-efficiency downstream detection and analysis in an integrated chip.Therefore,in this paper,we propose a 3D stacked multistage inertial microfluidic sorting chip for high-throughput enrichment of circulating tumor cells(CTCs)and convenient downstream analysis.In this chip,the first stage is a spiral channel with a trapezoidal cross-section,which has better separation performance than a spiral channel with a rectangular cross-section.The second and third stages adopt symmetrical square serpentine channels with different rectangular cross-section widths for further separation and enrichment of sample cells reducing the outlet flow rate for easier downstream detection and analysis.The multistage channel can separate 5 pum and 15 um particles with a separation efficiency of 92.37%and purity of 98.10%at a high inlet flow rate of 1.3 mL/min.Meanwhile,it can separate tumor cells(SW480,A549,and Caki-1)from massive red blood cells(RBCs)with a.separation efficiency of>80%,separation purity of>90%,and a concentration fold of~20.The proposed work is aimed at providing a high-throughput sample processing system that can be easily integrated with flowing sample detection methods for rapid CTC analysis.展开更多
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LZ22F010007)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61827806)+2 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang(Grant No.GK219909299001-410,GK209907299001-305)Talent Cultivation Project by Zhe-jiang Association for Science and Technology(Grant No.CTZB-2020080127-19)Qianjiang Talent Project Type-D of Zhejiang(Grant No.QJD1802021).
文摘Whether for cancer diagnosis or single-cell analysis,it remains a major dhallenge to isolate the target sample cells from a large background cell for high-efficiency downstream detection and analysis in an integrated chip.Therefore,in this paper,we propose a 3D stacked multistage inertial microfluidic sorting chip for high-throughput enrichment of circulating tumor cells(CTCs)and convenient downstream analysis.In this chip,the first stage is a spiral channel with a trapezoidal cross-section,which has better separation performance than a spiral channel with a rectangular cross-section.The second and third stages adopt symmetrical square serpentine channels with different rectangular cross-section widths for further separation and enrichment of sample cells reducing the outlet flow rate for easier downstream detection and analysis.The multistage channel can separate 5 pum and 15 um particles with a separation efficiency of 92.37%and purity of 98.10%at a high inlet flow rate of 1.3 mL/min.Meanwhile,it can separate tumor cells(SW480,A549,and Caki-1)from massive red blood cells(RBCs)with a.separation efficiency of>80%,separation purity of>90%,and a concentration fold of~20.The proposed work is aimed at providing a high-throughput sample processing system that can be easily integrated with flowing sample detection methods for rapid CTC analysis.
