Journal
NANO LETTERS
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 469-475Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl503783p
Keywords
nanoparticles; sorting; high-throughput size; fluorescence
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- Keck Foundation
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The size- and fluorescence-based sorting of micro- and nanoscale particles suspended in fluid presents a significant and important challenge for both sample analysis and for manufacturing of nanoparticle-based products. Here, we demonstrate a disposable microfluidic particle sorter that enables high-throughput, on-demand counting and binary sorting of submicron particles and cells using either fluorescence or an electrically based determination of particle size. Size-based sorting uses a resistive pulse sensor integrated on-chip, whereas fluorescence-based discrimination is achieved using on-the-fly optical image capture and analysis. Following detection and analysis, the individual particles are deflected using a pair of piezoelectric actuators, directing the particles into one of two desired output channels; the main flow goes into a third waste channel. The integrated system can achieve sorting fidelities of better than 98%, and the mechanism can successfully count and actuate, on demand, more than 60 000 particles/min.
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