Cell density detection based on a microfluidic chip with two electrode pairs
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Published on: March 13, 2017
Yongliang Wang1, Danni Chen1, Xiaoliang Guo2,3
1College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
Abstract:
Cell density detection is usually the counting of cells in certain volume of liquid, which is an important process in biological and medical fields. The Coulter counting method is an important method for biological cell detection and counting. In this paper, a microfluidic chip based on two electrode pairs is designed, which uses the Coulter principle to detect the flow rate of liquid and count the cells, and then calculate the cell density. When the cell passes through the sensor channel formed by the electrode pair on the chip, the impedance will change between the electrodes. This phenomenon has been proved by experiments. The designed chip has the advantages of simple structure, small size and low manufacturing cost. The cell density detection method proposed in this article is of great significance to the research in the field of biological cell detection and development of related medical devices.

