Cytometry Part A,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
103(6), P. 492 - 499
Published: Feb. 11, 2023
Microvascular
thrombosis
is
a
typical
symptom
of
COVID-19
and
shows
similarities
to
thrombosis.
Using
microfluidic
imaging
flow
cytometer,
we
measured
the
blood
181
samples
101
non-COVID-19
samples,
resulting
in
total
6.3
million
bright-field
images.
We
trained
convolutional
neural
network
distinguish
single
platelets,
platelet
aggregates,
white
cells
performed
classical
image
analysis
for
each
subpopulation
individually.
Based
on
derived
single-cell
features
population,
machine
learning
models
classification
between
thrombosis,
patient
testing
accuracy
75%.
This
result
indicates
that
formation
differs
All
steps
were
optimized
efficiency
implemented
an
easy-to-use
plugin
viewer
napari,
allowing
entire
be
within
seconds
mid-range
computers,
which
could
used
real-time
diagnosis.
Lab on a Chip,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(5), P. 1226 - 1257
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Blood
tests
are
considered
as
standard
clinical
procedures
to
screen
for
markers
of
diseases
and
health
conditions.
However,
the
complex
cellular
background
(>99.9%
RBCs)
biomolecular
composition
often
pose
significant
technical
challenges
accurate
blood
analysis.
An
emerging
approach
point-of-care
diagnostics
is
utilizing
"label-free"
microfluidic
technologies
that
rely
on
intrinsic
cell
properties
fractionation
disease
detection
without
any
antibody
binding.
A
growing
body
evidence
has
also
reported
dysfunction
their
biophysical
phenotypes
complementary
hematoanalyzer
analysis
(complete
count)
can
provide
a
more
comprehensive
profiling.
In
this
review,
we
will
summarize
recent
advances
in
label-free
separation
different
components
including
circulating
tumor
cells,
leukocytes,
platelets
nanoscale
extracellular
vesicles.
Label-free
single
morphology,
spectrochemical
properties,
dielectric
parameters
characteristics
novel
blood-based
biomarkers
be
presented.
Next,
highlight
research
efforts
combine
microfluidics
with
machine
learning
approaches
enhance
sensitivity
specificity
studies,
well
innovative
solutions
which
capable
fully
integrated
sorting
Lastly,
envisage
current
future
outlook
platforms
high
throughput
multi-dimensional
identify
non-traditional
diagnostics.
Lab on a Chip,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
22(2), P. 240 - 249
Published: Nov. 22, 2021
Single-cell
impedance
flow
cytometry
(IFC)
is
emerging
as
a
label-free
and
non-invasive
method
for
characterizing
the
electrical
properties
revealing
sample
heterogeneity.
At
present,
most
IFC
studies
utilize
phenomenological
parameters
(e.g.,
amplitude,
phase
opacity)
to
characterize
single
cells
instead
of
intrinsic
biophysical
metrics
radius
r,
cytoplasm
conductivity
σi
specific
membrane
capacitance
Csm).
Intrinsic
are
normally
calculated
off-line
by
time-consuming
model-fitting
methods.
Here,
we
propose
employ
neural
network
(NN)-enhanced
achieve
both
real-time
single-cell
characterization
parameter-based
cell
classification
at
high
throughput.
Three
(r,
Csm)
can
be
obtained
online
in
via
trained
NN
0.3
ms
per
event,
achieving
significant
improvement
calculation
speed.
Experiments
involving
four
cancer
one
lymphocyte
demonstrated
91.5%
accuracy
type
test
group
9751
samples.
By
performing
viability
assay,
provide
evidence
that
se
would
not
substantially
affect
property.
We
envision
NN-enhanced
will
new
platform
high-throughput,
characterization.
Lab on a Chip,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
22(19), P. 3708 - 3720
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Unrestricted
cell
death
can
lead
to
an
immunosuppressive
tumor
microenvironment,
with
dysregulated
apoptotic
signaling
that
causes
resistance
of
pancreatic
cancer
cells
cytotoxic
therapies.
Hence,
modulating
by
distinguishing
the
progression
subpopulations
under
drug
treatment
from
viable
towards
early
apoptotic,
late
and
necrotic
states
is
interest.
While
flow
cytometry
after
fluorescent
staining
monitor
apoptosis
single-cell
sensitivity,
background
non-viable
within
non-immortalized
tumors
xenografts
confound
distinction
intensity
each
state.
Based
on
impedance
drug-treated
are
obtained
differing
levels
gemcitabine
we
identify
biophysical
metrics
distinguish
quantify
cellular
at
versus
states,
using
machine
learning
methods
train
for
recognition
phenotype.
supervised
has
previously
been
used
classification
datasets
known
classes,
our
advancement
utilization
optimal
positive
controls
class,
so
clustering
unsupervised
occur
unknown
datasets,
without
human
interference
or
manual
gating.
In
this
manner,
automated
be
follow
in
heterogeneous
sample,
developing
treatments
modulate
advance
longitudinal
analysis
discern
emergence
resistant
phenotypes.
Microsystems & Nanoengineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Sept. 21, 2023
In
this
paper,
we
review
the
integration
of
microfluidic
chips
and
computer
vision,
which
has
great
potential
to
advance
research
in
life
sciences
biology,
particularly
analysis
cell
imaging
data.
Microfluidic
enable
generation
large
amounts
visual
data
at
single-cell
level,
while
vision
techniques
can
rapidly
process
analyze
these
extract
valuable
information
about
cellular
health
function.
One
key
advantages
integrative
approach
is
that
it
allows
for
noninvasive
low-damage
characterization,
important
studying
delicate
or
fragile
microbial
cells.
The
use
provides
a
highly
controlled
environment
growth
manipulation,
minimizes
experimental
variability
improves
accuracy
analysis.
Computer
be
used
recognize
target
species
within
heterogeneous
populations,
understanding
physiological
status
cells
complex
biological
systems.
As
hardware
artificial
intelligence
algorithms
continue
improve,
expected
become
an
increasingly
powerful
tool
situ
microelectromechanical
devices
combination
with
could
development
label-free,
automatic,
low-cost,
fast
recognition
high-throughput
responses
different
compounds,
broad
applications
fields
such
as
drug
discovery,
diagnostics,
personalized
medicine.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(45)
Published: July 12, 2023
Abstract
Reflecting
various
physiological
states
and
phenotypes
of
single
cells,
intrinsic
biophysical
characteristics
(e.g.,
mechanical
electrical
properties)
are
reliable
important,
label‐free
biomarkers
for
characterizing
cells.
However,
single‐modal
or
properties
alone
not
specific
enough
to
characterize
cells
accurately,
it
has
been
long
challenging
couple
the
conventionally
image‐based
characterization
impedance‐based
characterization.
In
this
work,
spatial‐temporal
impedance
sensing
signal
leveraged,
an
multimodal
electrical‐mechanical
flow
cytometry
framework
on‐the‐fly
high‐dimensional
measurement
is
proposed,
that
is,
Young's
modulus
E
,
fluidity
β
radius
r
cytoplasm
conductivity
σ
i
membrane
capacitance
C
sm
With
characterization,
can
better
reveal
difference
in
cell
types,
demonstrated
by
experimental
results
with
three
types
cancer
(HepG2,
MCF‐7,
MDA‐MB‐468)
93.4%
classification
accuracy
pharmacological
perturbations
cytoskeleton
(fixed
Cytochalasin
B
treated
cells)
95.1%
accuracy.
It
envisioned
provides
a
new
perspective
accurate
single‐cell
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
94(6), P. 2865 - 2872
Published: Feb. 2, 2022
Biophysical
cellular
information
at
single-cell
sensitivity
is
becoming
increasingly
important
within
analytical
and
separation
platforms
that
associate
the
cell
phenotype
with
markers
of
disease,
infection,
immunity.
Frequency-modulated
electrically
driven
microfluidic
measurement
systems
offer
ability
to
sensitively
identify
single
cells
based
on
biophysical
information,
such
as
their
size
shape,
well
subcellular
membrane
morphology
cytoplasmic
organization.
However,
there
a
lack
reliable
reproducible
model
particles
well-tuned
electrical
phenotypes
can
be
used
standards
benchmark
physiology
unknown
types
or
dielectrophoretic
metrics
novel
device
strategies.
Herein,
application
red
blood
(RBCs)
multimodal
standard
systematically
modulated
electrophysiology
associated
fluorescence
level
presented.
Using
glutaraldehyde
fixation
vary
capacitance
by
resealing
after
electrolyte
penetration
interior
conductivity
in
correlated
manner,
each
modified
RBC
type
identified
phenomenological
impedance
fitted
dielectric
models
compute
information.
In
this
data
from
mapped
versus
these
for
facile
determination
conditions,
without
need
time-consuming
algorithms
often
require
fitting
parameters.
Such
internal
cytometry
advance
in-line
phenotypic
recognition
Communications Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(1)
Published: April 24, 2023
Abstract
Complex
and
irregular
cell
architecture
is
known
to
statistically
exhibit
fractal
geometry,
i.e.,
a
pattern
resembles
smaller
part
of
itself.
Although
variations
in
cells
are
proven
be
closely
associated
with
the
disease-related
phenotypes
that
otherwise
obscured
standard
cell-based
assays,
analysis
single-cell
precision
remains
largely
unexplored.
To
close
this
gap,
here
we
develop
an
image-based
approach
quantifies
multitude
biophysical
fractal-related
properties
at
subcellular
resolution.
Taking
together
its
high-throughput
imaging
performance
(~10,000
cells/sec),
technique,
termed
fractometry,
offers
sufficient
statistical
power
for
delineating
cellular
heterogeneity,
context
lung-cancer
subtype
classification,
drug
response
assays
cell-cycle
progression
tracking.
Further
correlative
shows
fractometry
can
enrich
morphological
profiling
depth
spearhead
systematic
how
morphology
encodes
health
pathological
conditions.
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
69(2), P. 921 - 931
Published: Sept. 3, 2021
Objective:
In
aerobiological
monitoring
and
agriculture
there
is
a
pressing
need
for
accurate,
label-free
automated
analysis
of
pollen
grains,
in
order
to
reduce
the
cost,
workload
possible
errors
associated
traditional
approaches.
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Methods:
We
propose
new
multimodal
approach
that
combines
electrical
sensing
optical
imaging
classify
grains
flowing
microfluidic
chip
at
throughput
150
per
second.
Electrical
signals
synchronized
images
are
processed
by
two
independent
machine
learning-based
classifiers,
whose
predictions
then
combined
provide
final
classification
outcome.
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Results:
The
applicability
method
demonstrated
proof-of-concept
experiment
involving
eight
classes
from
different
taxa.
average
balanced
accuracy
78.7%
classifier,
76.7%
classifier
84.2%
classifier.
82.8%
84.1%
88.3%
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Conclusion:
provides
better
results
with
respect
based
on
or
features
alone.
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Significance:
proposed
methodology
paves
way
palynology.
Moreover,
it
can
be
extended
other
fields,
such
as
diagnostics
cell
therapy,
where
could
used
identification
populations
heterogeneous
samples.
Lab on a Chip,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(6), P. 1703 - 1712
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Intelligent
optical
time-stretch
imaging
flow
cytometry
on
a
chip
is
developed
for
high-throughput,
high-accuracy
and
label-free
acute
leukemia
typing.