In:
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, IOP Publishing, Vol. 27, No. 1 ( 2017-01-01), p. 015031-
Abstract:
Bacterial separation from human blood samples can help with the identification of pathogenic bacteria for sepsis diagnosis. In this work, we report an acoustofluidic device for label-free bacterial separation from human blood samples. In particular, we exploit the acoustic radiation force generated from a tilted-angle standing surface acoustic wave (taSSAW) field to separate Escherichia coli from human blood cells based on their size difference. Flow cytometry analysis of the E. coli separated from red blood cells shows a purity of more than 96%. Moreover, the label-free electrochemical detection of the separated E. coli displays reduced non-specific signals due to the removal of blood cells. Our acoustofluidic bacterial separation platform has advantages such as label-free separation, high biocompatibility, flexibility, low cost, miniaturization, automation, and ease of in-line integration. The platform can be incorporated with an on-chip sensor to realize a point-of-care sepsis diagnostic device.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0960-1317
,
1361-6439
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6439/27/1/015031
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1480280-6
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1069644-1
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