Differential blood cell counts obtained using a microchannel based flow cytometer

Author

Altendorf, Eric ; Zebert, Diane ; Holl, Mark ; Yager, Paul

Author_Institution

Dept. of Bioeng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

16-19 Jun 1997

Firstpage

531

Abstract

This paper reports results demonstrating the ability to use single microfabricated silicon flow channels for the differential counting of granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, red blood cells (RBCs), and platelets, in a sample of blood by means of laser light scattering. The microfabrication-based flow cytometer described does not rely on sheath flow in order to align the blood cells

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; biosensors; blood; cellular biophysics; channel flow; laser applications in medicine; light scattering; micromachining; micropumps; microsensors; Si; differential blood cell counts; granulocytes; laser light scattering; lymphocytes; microchannel based flow cytometer; microfluidics; monocytes; platelets; portable instrument; red blood cells; single microfabricated flow channels; Cells (biology); Etching; Light scattering; Medical diagnostic imaging; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Red blood cells; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid State Sensors and Actuators, 1997. TRANSDUCERS '97 Chicago., 1997 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3829-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SENSOR.1997.613704

Filename

613704