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OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 2579-2585Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.002579
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- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [0846660] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We demonstrate Diffraction Phase Cytometry (DPC) as a single shot, full-field, high throughput quantitative phase imaging modality, dedicated to analyzing whole blood smears. Utilizing a commercial CD as a sample substrate, along with dynamic spatial filtering via a liquid crystal spatial light modulator, we have developed a compact instrument capable of making quantitative, physiologically relevant measurements. To illustrate the ability of the system to function as a highly sensitive cytometer we imaged a large number (N=1,537) of live human erythrocytes in whole blood without preparation. We retrieved a comprehensive set of geometrical parameters including cell volume and surface area, which are not directly available using existing cytometers. Furthermore, we retrieved the minimum cylindrical diameter, through which red blood cells can pass, and deliver oxygen. These initial results prove the concept for an inexpensive lab-on-a-chip blood screening device. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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