Real-time control of a microfluidic channel for size-independent deformability cytometry

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Guan, Guofeng ^a,b   Chen, Peter C Y ^a,b   Peng, Weng Kung ^b   Bhagat, Ali Asgar ^b,c   Ong, Chong Jin ^a   Han, Jongyoon ^b,d,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c Clearbridge BioMedics Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^e Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER CELLS; CELL POPULATIONS; CELL STATE; CELL-SIZE; CYTOMETRY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CELLS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNIQUES; REAL-TIME FEEDBACK;

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS; DEFORMATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REAL TIME CONTROL;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 84867974048     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/10/105037     Document Type: Article

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