• Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
  • Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2244006 (2023)
Qiushu Chen1, Qi Meng2, Yuzhe Liu1, Xiangan Long3, Yawei Kong1, Longfang Yao1、4, Liwen Chen1、5, Chuanyong Wu6, Kaiqin Chu2、7, Lan Mi1, and Jiong Ma1、3、8、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-precision Optical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
  • 2Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, Anhui, P. R. China
  • 3Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Academy for Engineering and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
  • 4Institute of Photonic Chips, Centre for Artificial-Intelligence Nanophotonics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
  • 5Ruidge Biotech Co. Ltd., No. 888, Huanhu West 2nd Road, Lin-Gang Special Area, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, P. R. China
  • 6Shanghai Hengxin BioTechnology, Ltd., 1688 North Guo Quan Rd, Bldg A8, Rm 801, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
  • 7Centre for Artificial-Intelligence Nanophotonics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
  • 8Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, The Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems (MRICS), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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    DOI: 10.1142/S1793545822440060 Cite this Article
    Qiushu Chen, Qi Meng, Yuzhe Liu, Xiangan Long, Yawei Kong, Longfang Yao, Liwen Chen, Chuanyong Wu, Kaiqin Chu, Lan Mi, Jiong Ma. A digital microfluidic single-cell manipulation system optimized by extending-depth-of-field device[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2023, 16(3): 2244006 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Microfluidic systems have been widely utilized in high-throughput biology analysis, but the difficulties in liquid manipulation and cell cultivation limit its application. This work has developed a new digital microfluidic (DMF) system for on-demand droplet control. By adopting an extending-depth-of-field (EDoF) phase modulator to the optical system, the entire depth of the microfluidic channel can be covered in one image without any refocusing process, ensuring that 95% of the particles in the droplet are captured within three shots together with shaking processes. With this system, suspension droplets are generated and droplets containing only one yeast cell can be recognized, then each single cell is cultured in the array of the chip. By observing their growth in cell numbers and the green fluorescence protein (GFP) production via fluorescence imaging, the single cell with the highest production can be identified. The results have proved the heterogeneity of yeast cells, and showed that the combined system can be applied for rapid single-cell sorting, cultivation, and analysis.
    Qiushu Chen, Qi Meng, Yuzhe Liu, Xiangan Long, Yawei Kong, Longfang Yao, Liwen Chen, Chuanyong Wu, Kaiqin Chu, Lan Mi, Jiong Ma. A digital microfluidic single-cell manipulation system optimized by extending-depth-of-field device[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2023, 16(3): 2244006
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