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Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation
The separation of target cell species is an important step for various biomedical applications ranging from single cell studies to drug testing and cell-based therapies. The purity of cell solutions is critical for therapeutic application. For example, dead cells and debris can negatively affect the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10456911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37630106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14081570 |
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author | Ozcelik, Adem Gucluer, Sinan Keskin, Tugce |
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description | The separation of target cell species is an important step for various biomedical applications ranging from single cell studies to drug testing and cell-based therapies. The purity of cell solutions is critical for therapeutic application. For example, dead cells and debris can negatively affect the efficacy of cell-based therapies. This study presents a cost-effective method for the continuous separation of live and dead cells using a 3D resin-printed microfluidic device. Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells are used for cell separation experiments. Both numerical and experimental studies are presented to show the effectiveness of the presented device for the isolation of dead cells from cell solutions. The experimental results show that the 3D-printed microfluidic device successfully separates live and dead cells based on density differences. Separation efficiencies of over 95% are achieved at optimum flow rates, resulting in purer cell populations in the outlets. This study highlights the simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and potential applications of the 3D-printed microfluidic device for cell separation. The implementation of 3D printing technology in microfluidics holds promise for advancing the field and enabling the production of customized devices for biomedical applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-104569112023-08-26 Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation Ozcelik, Adem Gucluer, Sinan Keskin, Tugce Micromachines (Basel) Article The separation of target cell species is an important step for various biomedical applications ranging from single cell studies to drug testing and cell-based therapies. The purity of cell solutions is critical for therapeutic application. For example, dead cells and debris can negatively affect the efficacy of cell-based therapies. This study presents a cost-effective method for the continuous separation of live and dead cells using a 3D resin-printed microfluidic device. Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells are used for cell separation experiments. Both numerical and experimental studies are presented to show the effectiveness of the presented device for the isolation of dead cells from cell solutions. The experimental results show that the 3D-printed microfluidic device successfully separates live and dead cells based on density differences. Separation efficiencies of over 95% are achieved at optimum flow rates, resulting in purer cell populations in the outlets. This study highlights the simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and potential applications of the 3D-printed microfluidic device for cell separation. The implementation of 3D printing technology in microfluidics holds promise for advancing the field and enabling the production of customized devices for biomedical applications. MDPI 2023-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10456911/ /pubmed/37630106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14081570 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ozcelik, Adem Gucluer, Sinan Keskin, Tugce Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation |
title | Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation |
title_full | Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation |
title_fullStr | Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation |
title_full_unstemmed | Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation |
title_short | Continuous Flow Separation of Live and Dead Cells Using Gravity Sedimentation |
title_sort | continuous flow separation of live and dead cells using gravity sedimentation |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10456911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37630106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14081570 |
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