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Automated Microfluidic Sample Preparation for Laser Scanning Cytometry

Laser scanning cytometry (LSC) is a slide-based method that is used clinically for Quantitative Imaging Cytometry (QIC). A “Clatch” slide, named after the inventor, which is used in conjunction with the LSC for immunophenotyping patient cell samples, has several drawbacks. The slide requires time consuming and laborious pipette steps, making the slide prone to handling errors. The Clatch slide also uses a significant amount of cell sample, limiting the number of analyses for fine needle aspirate (FNA) samples.

This thesis details an automated microfluidic system, composed of an embedded circuit, a plastic and polymer microfluidic device, and an aluminum frame, which can perform the same immunophenotyping procedures. This new system reduces the labor from 36 pipette steps to 8, it reduces the amount of cell sample from 180 μL to 56 μL, and it shortens the entire procedure from 75 minutes to 42 minutes.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/24274
Date06 April 2010
CreatorsWu, Eric
ContributorsSun, Yu
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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