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Purification of Specific Cell Population by Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting FACS

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Published on: July 10, 2010

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) for purifying colloidal clusters.

Steven van Kesteren¹, Pascal Diethelm¹, Lucio Isa¹

¹Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, ETH Zurich, Vladmir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland. lucio.isa@mat.ethz.ch.

|March 13, 2024

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Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) effectively purifies complex colloidal clusters by size, shape, and composition. This method advances the creation of sophisticated particle-based building blocks for novel materials.

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Area of Science:

Colloidal science
Materials science
Biotechnology applications

Background:

Complex, multi-material colloidal particles are crucial for advanced self-assembled and active materials.
Current synthesis methods often yield heterogeneous particle populations, necessitating difficult purification steps.
Advances in biological sample purification offer new avenues for colloidal material processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the application of fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) for purifying synthesized colloidal clusters.
To assess the efficacy of FACS in sorting colloidal clusters based on critical properties like size, shape, and composition.

Main Methods:

Colloidal clusters were synthesized using capillary assembly techniques.
Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) was employed to sort the synthesized colloidal clusters.
Sorting performance was evaluated based on purity achieved for different cluster sizes and configurations.

Main Results:

FACS demonstrated high effectiveness in sorting colloidal clusters by size, shape, and composition.
Sorting purity reached up to 97% for clusters comprising up to 9 particles, with purity decreasing for larger clusters.
Specific configurations like dimers (97% purity) and trimers (up to 88% purity) were successfully separated.

Conclusions:

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) is a powerful and underutilized technique in colloidal science.
FACS facilitates the purification of complex colloidal assemblies, enabling the development of intricate particle-based materials.
This approach supports the creation of advanced building blocks for innovative material applications.