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  • Microfluidics
  • Genomics

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  • High-throughput screening is crucial for biological discovery.
  • Droplet microfluidics offers single-cell resolution but suffers from sorting errors due to polydisperse droplet sizes.
  • These errors limit effectiveness in large-scale screening and downstream validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a droplet sorting device that addresses the limitations of conventional methods.
  • To improve accuracy and throughput in droplet microfluidic assays.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of NOVAsort (Next-generation Opto-Volume-based Accurate droplet sorter).
  • Discernment of droplets based on simultaneous measurement of size and fluorescence intensity.
  • Application in multi-step assays with large libraries.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 1000-fold reduction in false positives.
  • Achieved a 10,000-fold reduction in false negatives.
  • Demonstrated enhanced accuracy and throughput compared to conventional droplet sorting.

Conclusions:

  • NOVAsort overcomes polydispersity-induced sorting errors in droplet microfluidics.
  • The device sets new standards for accuracy and throughput in ultra-high-throughput screening.
  • Enables more effective and less burdensome downstream validation in large-scale biological screening.