Methods and apparatus for sorting cells using an optical switch in a microfluidic channel network

Apparatus and Methods are provided for a microfabricated fluorescence activated cell sorter based on an optical switch for rapid, active control of cell routing through a microfluidic channel network. This sorter enables low-stress, highly efficient sorting of populations of small numbers of cells (...

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Hauptverfasser:	YANG JOON MO, MARCHAND PHILIPPE, HAGEN NORBERT, BUTLER WILLIAM FRANK, RAYMOND DANIEL E, WANG MARK M, CHACHISVILIS MIRIANAS, DEES ROBERT, YANG RONG, TU EUGENE, ZHANG HAICHUAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PHYSICS TESTING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Apparatus and Methods are provided for a microfabricated fluorescence activated cell sorter based on an optical switch for rapid, active control of cell routing through a microfluidic channel network. This sorter enables low-stress, highly efficient sorting of populations of small numbers of cells (i.e., 1000-100,000 cells). The invention includes packaging of the microfluidic channel network in a self-contained plastic cartridge that enables microfluidic channel network to macro-scale instrument interconnect, in a sterile, disposable format.