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Flow-through cell electroporation microchip integrating dielectrophoretic viable cell sorting.

Zewen Wei¹, Xueming Li, Deyao Zhao

¹National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190, China.

Analytical Chemistry

|September 25, 2014

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This study introduces a microfluidic chip for continuous cell electroporation, enhancing cell transfection efficiency and viability. It uses dielectrophoresis to sort viable cells, overcoming limitations of current methods.

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology
Microfluidics
Cell Biology

Background:

Continuous cell electroporation offers high-throughput transfection but often compromises cell viability due to electrical and hydrodynamic stresses.
Existing methods struggle to balance transfection efficiency with maintaining cell health.

Purpose of the Study:

To validate a novel flow-through microfluidic electroporation chip that integrates dielectrophoresis for viable cell sorting.
To improve cell viability during high-throughput cell transfection processes.

Main Methods:

A microfluidic chip was designed with integrated parallel electroporation electrodes and dielectrophoresis (DEP) sorting electrodes in a straight channel.
Dielectrophoretic force was utilized to separate damaged cells from viable, electroporated cells post-transfection.
Optimization of DEP parameters for electroporated cells was performed to enhance sorting efficacy.

Main Results:

Efficient plasmid DNA electrotransfection was achieved in vulnerable neuron cells and other hard-to-transfect primary cell types.
The integrated DEP sorting mechanism significantly improved post-electroporation cell viability compared to conventional methods.
The microchip demonstrated a novel approach to continuous cell transfection with high efficiency and viability.

Conclusions:

The developed microfluidic chip successfully addresses the challenge of balancing transfection efficiency and cell viability.
This technology presents a significant advancement in continuous cell transfection methodologies, particularly for sensitive cell types.
The integration of dielectrophoresis for cell sorting offers a promising strategy for improving cell-based assays and therapies.