[HTML][HTML] Acoustofluidic separation of cells and particles

M Wu, A Ozcelik, J Rufo, Z Wang, R Fang… - Microsystems & …, 2019 - nature.com
Acoustofluidics, the integration of acoustics and microfluidics, is a rapidly growing research
field that is addressing challenges in biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, and …

Acoustofluidics 5: Building microfluidic acoustic resonators

A Lenshof, M Evander, T Laurell, J Nilsson - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Acoustophoresis is getting more attention as an effective and gentle non-contact method of
manipulating cells and particles in microfluidic systems. A key to a successful assembly of …

High-throughput acoustofluidic fabrication of tumor spheroids

B Chen, Y Wu, Z Ao, H Cai, A Nunez, Y Liu, J Foley… - Lab on a Chip, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) culture of multicellular spheroids, offering a desirable biomimetic
microenvironment, is appropriate for recapitulating tissue cellular adhesive complexity and …

Surface acoustic waves for on-demand production of picoliter droplets and particle encapsulation

DJ Collins, T Alan, K Helmerson, A Neild - Lab on a Chip, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Microscopic water-in-oil droplets are a versatile chemical and biological platform whose
dimensions result in short reaction times and require minuscule amounts of reagent …

Acoustic concentration of particles in fluid flow

MD Ward, G Kaduchak - US Patent 7,837,040, 2010 - Google Patents
An apparatus for acoustic concentration of particles in a fluid flow includes a substantially
acoustically transparent membrane and a vibration generator that define a fluid flow path …

Selective particle and cell capture in a continuous flow using micro-vortex acoustic streaming

DJ Collins, BL Khoo, Z Ma, A Winkler, R Weser… - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Acoustic streaming has emerged as a promising technique for refined microscale
manipulation, where strong rotational flow can give rise to particle and cell capture. In …

High DNA integrity sperm selection using surface acoustic waves

J Gai, R Nosrati, A Neild - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Male infertility is a global reproductive issue, several clinical approaches have been
developed to tackle it, but their effectiveness is limited by the labour-intensive and time …

Particle analyzing systems and methods using acoustic radiation pressure

MD Ward, G Kaduchak - US Patent 8,846,408, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for optimizing particle throughput in a particle analyzer includes
determining an optimal concentration of particles in a sample for achieving a user defined …

Particle analysis in an acoustic cytometer

G Kaduchak, MD Ward - US Patent 8,266,950, 2012 - Google Patents
The present invention is a method and apparatus for acoustically manipulating one or more
particles. Acoustically manipulated particles may be separated by size. The particles maybe …

A review of automated microinjection systems for single cells in the embryogenesis stage

S Permana, E Grant, GM Walker… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern genetics research has resulted in significant advances in cell in vitro microinjection
systems. Such systems provide biological and medical practitioners with high volume cell …