A microfluidic digital single-cell assay for the evaluation of anticancer drugs

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 407, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1139-1148

  Wang, Yao ^a   Tang, Xiaolong ^b,c   Feng, Xiaojun ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Chen, Peng ^a   Chen, Dongjuan ^a   Liu, Bi Feng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Tianjin Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Digital single cell assay; Drug evaluation; Microfluidic chip

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CELL DEATH; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; DRUG EVALUATION; HYDRODYNAMIC TRAPPING; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; ROBOTIC EQUIPMENTS; SINGLE CELL ASSAYS; SINGLE-CELL TRAPPING;

DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; IC50; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84934333301     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8325-3     Document Type: Article

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