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An analytical differential resistance pulse system relying on a time shift signal analysis – applications in Coulter counting

An analytical differential resistance pulse system relying on a time shift signal analysis – applications in Coulter counting
An analytical differential resistance pulse system relying on a time shift signal analysis – applications in Coulter counting
Improving the sensitivity and ultimately the range of particle sizes that can be detected with a single pore extends the versatility of the Coulter counting technique. Here, to enable a pore to have greater sensitivity, we have developed and tested a novel differential resistive pulse sensing (DiS) system for sizing particles. To do this, the response was generated through a time shift approach utilizing a “self-servoing regime” to enable the final signal to operate with a zero background in the absence of particle translocation. The detection and characterization of a series of polystyrene particles, forced to translocate through a cylindrical glass microchannel (GMC) by a suitable static pressure difference using this approach, is demonstrated. An analytical response, which scales with the size of the particles employed, was verified. Parasitic capacitive effects are discussed; however, translocations on the millisecond time scale can be detected with high sensitivity and accuracy using the approach described.
translation, Coulter, differential, microchannel, sensitivity
2379-3694
2190-2195
Birkin, Peter R.
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Linfield, Steven
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Denuault, Guy
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Jones, Ronald
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Youngs, Jack
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Jones, Ronald
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Birkin, Peter R., Linfield, Steven, Denuault, Guy, Jones, Ronald, Youngs, Jack and Wain, Emily (2019) An analytical differential resistance pulse system relying on a time shift signal analysis – applications in Coulter counting. ACS Sensors, 4 (8), 2190-2195. (doi:10.1021/acssensors.9b01087).

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Abstract

Improving the sensitivity and ultimately the range of particle sizes that can be detected with a single pore extends the versatility of the Coulter counting technique. Here, to enable a pore to have greater sensitivity, we have developed and tested a novel differential resistive pulse sensing (DiS) system for sizing particles. To do this, the response was generated through a time shift approach utilizing a “self-servoing regime” to enable the final signal to operate with a zero background in the absence of particle translocation. The detection and characterization of a series of polystyrene particles, forced to translocate through a cylindrical glass microchannel (GMC) by a suitable static pressure difference using this approach, is demonstrated. An analytical response, which scales with the size of the particles employed, was verified. Parasitic capacitive effects are discussed; however, translocations on the millisecond time scale can be detected with high sensitivity and accuracy using the approach described.

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Birkin et al. Differential sensing manuscript updated accepted but not proof corrected - Accepted Manuscript
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 July 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 July 2019
Published date: 23 August 2019
Keywords: translation, Coulter, differential, microchannel, sensitivity

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Local EPrints ID: 433115
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/433115
ISSN: 2379-3694
PURE UUID: c5435a8e-cfd1-44a9-b072-097c21aff8a7
ORCID for Peter R. Birkin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-4074
ORCID for Guy Denuault: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-9492

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Date deposited: 08 Aug 2019 16:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 02:40

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Author: Peter R. Birkin ORCID iD
Author: Steven Linfield
Author: Guy Denuault ORCID iD
Author: Ronald Jones
Author: Jack Youngs
Author: Emily Wain

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