Isolation of white blood cells using paper-triggered dissolvable-film valves on a centrifugal platform
Kinahan, David J.ORCID: 0000-0003-1968-2016, Kilcawley, Niamh, Glynn, MacdaraORCID: 0000-0002-6347-4348, Kirby, Daniel and Ducrée, JensORCID: 0000-0002-0366-1897
(2014)
Isolation of white blood cells using paper-triggered dissolvable-film valves on a centrifugal platform.
In: The 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2014), 26-30 Oct 2014, San Antonio, TX..
The inherent centrifugation capability of the so-called ‘Lab-on-a-Disc’ (LoaD) platforms is widely used for blood processing during sample preparation. Here we introduce a valving technique which ena-bles rotational control of paper wetting to actuate dissolvable film (DF) valves. This mechanism is applied to the separation of whole blood into its chief constituents; plasma, leukocytes and erythrocytes.
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Item Type:
Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Event Type:
Conference
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Lab-on-a-Disc; Valving; Flow Control, Blood Separation; Centrifugal Microfluidics; Paper Microfluidics