Rapid identification of bacterial isolates using microfluidic adaptive channels and multiplexed fluorescence microscopy
Stelios Chatzimichail, Piers Turner, Conor Feehily, Alison Farrar, Derrick W. Crook, Monique Andersson, Sarah Oakley, Lucinda Barrett, Hafez El Sayyed, Jingwen Kyropoulos, Christoffer Nellåker, Nicole Stoesser, Achillefs N. Kapanidis
Abstract
A microfluidic device utilizing adaptive channels was developed for efficient capture and rapid identification of 7 species of bacteria using molecular barcoding and fluorescence imaging.
Topics & Concepts
MicrofluidicsPolydimethylsiloxaneBacteriaNanotechnologyFluorescence microscopeFluorescenceMultiplexingMaterials scienceBiologyComputer sciencePhysicsOpticsGeneticsTelecommunicationsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsCell Image Analysis Techniques