Title :
Sorting stem cells using a femtosecond laser inscribed biochip
Author :
Choudhury, D. ; Ramsay, W.T. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Brown, G. ; Beecher, S. ; Paterson, L. ; Kar, A.K. ; Kiss, R. ; Willoughby, N.A. ; Pell, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We present a microfabricated cell sorting mechanism, inscribed in fused silica using femtosecond laser pulses, aimed at separating embryonic stem cells from differentiated cells based on the dissimilarity in their cytoskeletal elasticity.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomechanics; cellular biophysics; elasticity; lab-on-a-chip; microfabrication; silicon compounds; SiO2; cytoskeletal elasticity; embryonic stem cells; femtosecond laser inscribed biochip; femtosecond laser pulses; fused silica; microfabricated cell sorting mechanism; sorting stem cells;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698836