Abstract
We report a newly developed platform that enables us to monitor protein secretion from more than hundreds individual single cells in real time simultaneously. The platform was achieved after improvement of the limited size of view field in total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, which was owing to using optical waveguide technology. Although the coupling of PDMS microwells and glass waveguides raised another problem regarding elevated background, it was successfully solved by sandwiched a thin layer of the amorphous fluoropolymer between the glass waveguide and the PDMS microwell. Protein secretion from about 900 cells was successfully observed on the platform.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 |
Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
Pages | 831-833 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780979806476 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 - San Antonio, United States Duration: 2014 Oct 26 → 2014 Oct 30 |
Other
Other | 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Antonio |
Period | 14/10/26 → 14/10/30 |
Keywords
- Secretion measurement
- Single-cell
- TIRFM
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering