Volumetric measurement of human red blood cells by MOSFET-based microfluidic gate

In this paper, we present a MOSFET-based (metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor) microfluidic gate to characterize the translocation of red blood cells (RBCs) through a gate. In the microfluidic system, the bias voltage modulated by the particles or biological cells is connected to the g...

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Main Authors: Guo, Jinhong, Ai, Ye, Cheng, Yuanbing, Li, Chang Ming, Kang, Yuejun, Wang, Zhiming
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106606
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.201400365
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:In this paper, we present a MOSFET-based (metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor) microfluidic gate to characterize the translocation of red blood cells (RBCs) through a gate. In the microfluidic system, the bias voltage modulated by the particles or biological cells is connected to the gate of MOSFET. The particles or cells can be detected by monitoring the MOSFET drain current instead of DC/AC-gating method across the electronic gate. Polystyrene particles with various standard sizes are utilized to calibrate the proposed device. Furthermore, RBCs from both adults and newborn blood sample are used to characterize the performance of the device in distinguishing the two types of RBCs. As compared to conventional DC/AC current modulation method, the proposed device demonstrates a higher sensitivity and is capable of being a promising platform for bioassay analysis.