Hydrodynamic stretching of single cells for high-throughput vector-free intracellular delivery of macromolecules

Yanxiang Deng, Megan Kizer, Xing Wang, Aram J. Chung

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Abstract

We present a novel high-throughput vector-free macromolecule intracellular delivery microfluidic platform. The platform inertially focuses cells into the channel center and then guides them to be uniformly stretched via extensional flow near stagnation point. Hydrodynamic cell deformation creates nanopores on cellular and nuclear membranes that facilitate the transport of exogenous materials into the cell cytoplasm. The presented approach can effectively deliver a wide range of nanoscopic cargos to different cell types with high efficiency while maintaining high cell viability. This hydroporation method through cell stretching shows superior delivery efficiency, is high-throughput, simple, low-cost and clogging-free, and has high controllability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages1352-1354
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781510897571
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Nov 11 2018Nov 15 2018

Publication series

Name22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
Volume3

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period11/11/1811/15/18

Keywords

  • Hydroporation
  • Inertial microfluidics
  • Intracellular delivery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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