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4 March 2014 Raman tweezers in microfluidic systems for analysis and sorting of living cells
Zdenĕk Pilát, Jan Ježek, Jan Kaňka, Pavel Zemánek
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Abstract
We have devised an analytical and sorting system combining optical trapping with Raman spectroscopy in microfluidic environment in order to identify and sort biological objects, such as living cells of various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Our main objective was to create a robust and universal platform for non-contact sorting of microobjects based on their Raman spectral properties. This approach allowed us to collect information about the chemical composition of the objects, such as the presence and composition of lipids, proteins, or nucleic acids without using artificial chemical probes such as fluorescent markers. The non-destructive and non-contact nature of this optical analysis and manipulation allowed us to separate individual living cells of our interest in a sterile environment and provided the possibility to cultivate the selected cells for further experiments. We used differently treated cells of algae to test and demonstrate the function of our analytical and sorting system. The devised system could find its use in many medical, biotechnological, and biological applications.
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Zdenĕk Pilát, Jan Ježek, Jan Kaňka, and Pavel Zemánek "Raman tweezers in microfluidic systems for analysis and sorting of living cells", Proc. SPIE 8947, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues XII, 89471M (4 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040631
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KEYWORDS
Raman spectroscopy

Microfluidics

Optical tweezers

Biological research

Optical filters

CCD cameras

Imaging spectroscopy

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