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A droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput, multi-parameter screening of photosensitizer activity

A droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput, multi-parameter screening of photosensitizer activity
A droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput, multi-parameter screening of photosensitizer activity
We present a fully integrated droplet-based microfluidic platform for the high-throughput assessment of photodynamic therapy photosensitizer (PDT) efficacy on Escherichia coli. The described platform is able to controllably encapsulate cells and photosensitizer within pL-volume droplets, incubate the droplets over the course of several days, add predetermined concentrations of viability assay agents, expose droplets to varying doses of electromagnetic radiation, and detect both live and dead cells online to score cell viability. The viability of cells after encapsulation and incubation is assessed in a direct fashion, and the viability scoring method is compared to model live/dead systems for calibration. Final results are validated against conventional colony forming unit assays. In addition, we show that the platform can be used to perform concurrent measurements of light and dark toxicity of the PDT agents and that the platform allows simultaneous measurement of experimental parameters that include dark toxicity, photosensitizer concentration, light dose, and oxygenation levels for the development and testing of PDT agents
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Cho, Soongwon, Kang, Dong-Ku, Sim, Steven, Geier, Florian, Kim, Jin-Young, Niu, Xize, Edel, Joshua B., Chang, Soo-Ik, Wootton, Robert C.R., Elvira, Katherine S. and de Mello, Andrew J. (2013) A droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput, multi-parameter screening of photosensitizer activity. Analytical Chemistry, 130812161648003. (doi:10.1021/ac4022067).

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We present a fully integrated droplet-based microfluidic platform for the high-throughput assessment of photodynamic therapy photosensitizer (PDT) efficacy on Escherichia coli. The described platform is able to controllably encapsulate cells and photosensitizer within pL-volume droplets, incubate the droplets over the course of several days, add predetermined concentrations of viability assay agents, expose droplets to varying doses of electromagnetic radiation, and detect both live and dead cells online to score cell viability. The viability of cells after encapsulation and incubation is assessed in a direct fashion, and the viability scoring method is compared to model live/dead systems for calibration. Final results are validated against conventional colony forming unit assays. In addition, we show that the platform can be used to perform concurrent measurements of light and dark toxicity of the PDT agents and that the platform allows simultaneous measurement of experimental parameters that include dark toxicity, photosensitizer concentration, light dose, and oxygenation levels for the development and testing of PDT agents

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Published date: 2013
Organisations: Mechatronics

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Local EPrints ID: 356043
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/356043
ISSN: 0003-2700
PURE UUID: ec5aa350-8f8a-4776-ac00-e858905de637

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Date deposited: 06 Sep 2013 07:33
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 14:43

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Author: Soongwon Cho
Author: Dong-Ku Kang
Author: Steven Sim
Author: Florian Geier
Author: Jin-Young Kim
Author: Xize Niu
Author: Joshua B. Edel
Author: Soo-Ik Chang
Author: Robert C.R. Wootton
Author: Katherine S. Elvira
Author: Andrew J. de Mello

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