Inertial microfluidic cell hydroporator (IMCH) for high-throughput & single-step intracellular molecule delivery

Yanxiang Deng, Miran Rada, Megan Kizer, Xing Wang, Dong Joo Cheon, Aram J. Chung

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    Abstract

    We present a high-throughput and single-step inertial microfluidic cell hydroporator (iMCH) capable of delivering diverse molecules to various cell types with a throughput of >30,000 cells/sec. Our approach is comprised of three sequential processes: (1) Cell injection, where cell suspensions with macromolecules are injected into a microchannel, (2) Inertial cell positioning, where randomly incoming cells are aligned via fluid inertia, and (3) Molecule delivery, where cells deform with large strain upon collision at a T-junction, and the rapid mechanical deformation of cells creates transient membrane openings that facilitate diffusion of molecules into the cytosol.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2017
    PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
    Pages169-170
    Number of pages2
    ISBN (Electronic)9780692941836
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jan 1
    Event21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2017 - Savannah, United States
    Duration: 2017 Oct 222017 Oct 26

    Publication series

    Name21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2017

    Conference

    Conference21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2017
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySavannah
    Period17/10/2217/10/26

    Keywords

    • Inertial microfluidic cell hydroporator (iMCH)
    • Inertial microfluidics
    • Intracellular delivery

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
    • Bioengineering

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