Name: Preparation of Dielectrophoresis Medium and Electrodeformation Prime Medium
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preparation of dielectrophoresis medium and electrodeformation prime medium

Mekanisk utmattningsprovning av röda blodkroppar genom amplitudmodulerad elektrodeformation

Red blood cells (RBCs) are the most deformable cells in the human body1. Their deformability is directly related to their oxygen-carrying functionality. Reduced deformability in RBCs has been found to correlate with the pathogenesis of several RBC disorders2. Deformability measurements have led us to a better understanding of RBC-related diseases3. The normal lifespan of RBCs can vary from 70 to 140 day4. Therefore, it is important to measure how their deformability decreases along with the aging process, e.g., their fatigue behavior due to cyclic shear stresses3.
Measuring RBC deformability at high throughput is challenging because of the piconewton scale forces (~10-12 N) that are applied to the individual cells. Over the past decade, many technologies have been developed to measure cell deformability5. Deformation measurements of RBCs at the single-cell level can be performed by pipette aspiration and optical tweezers, while bulk analyses are done by osmotic gradient ektacytometry. Ektacytometry analyses provide an abundance of data, which provides an opportunity to diagnose blood disorders6,7. The deformability of RBCs can also be analyzed using the viscoelastic theory by colloid probe atomic force microscopy. In this method, computational analysis is applied to estimate the elastic modulus of RBCs, considering both time-dependent and steady-state responses. The deformability of individual RBCs can be measured by using the single-cell microchamber array method. This method analyzes each cell through the membrane and cytosolic fluorescent markers to provide information for RBC deformability and the distribution of cellular characteristics in complex RBC populations to detect hematologic disorders8.
Fatigue is a key factor in the degradation of properties of engineered materials and biomaterials. Fatigue testing enables a quantitative analysis of the integrity and longevity of a structure subjected to cyclic loading. Analysis of fatigue in biological cells has long been hampered by the lack of a general, readily applicable, high throughput, and quantitative method for the implementation of cyclic deformation in cell membranes. This is possible with the utilization of electrical signal modulation and electrodeformation techniques implemented in a microfluidic setting. The amplitude shift keying (ASK) technique as a digital modulation is applied through On-Off keying (OOK) modulation in this article. The concept of keying refers to the transmission of digital signals over the channel, which requires a sine wave carrier signal to function9. The ON and OFF times can be set equal. Under ON-keying, RBCs enter a deformed state while exposed to an external electrodeformation force (Fdep)10 created by the nonuniform electric field. Under OFF-keying, RBCs are in their relaxed state. We observe the fatigue of RBCs, namely a progressive degradation in their ability to stretch with increasing loading cycles. The fatigue-induced deformability loss in RBCs can provide insights into the accumulated membrane damage during blood circulation, enabling us to further investigate the connections between cell fatigue and disease states.
Here we provide step-by-step procedures on how fatigue testing of RBCs is implemented in a microfluidic device via ASK-modulated electrodeformation and the system settings such as microfluidic device, mechanical loading, and microscopic imagining for the characterization of the gradual degradation in mechanical deformability of RBCs.

Författare i fokus: Studerar biomekanik hos cirkulerande celler genom att modulera deras elektrodeformationsbeteende 

Amplitudmodulerad elektrodeformation för att utvärdera mekanisk utmattning av biologiska celler

Our research is focused on the study of cell biomechanics of circulating cells, such as human red blood cells. We leverage electrokinetics, microfluidics, and material science to understand the mechanical origins of damage in cell membranes, as well as the mechanisms underlying the shortened lifespan of blood cells in certain diseases. Fatigue study of biological cells is challenging.It request application of cyclic loads to cell membranes and tracking the deformation in individual cells. Using amplitude sheet key for ASK to modulate electrode deformation behavior of red blood cells, we could quantify how cell deformability changes aligned with the loading cycles. We demonstrated for the first time that red blood cells'membranes can be degraded by cyclic stretching alone.Our protocol utilizes dielectrophoresis to move cells to the electrode edges for electrode deformation measurement. It does not require any stabilization technique and can be used for cell suspension directly. Using interdigitated microelectrodes allows us to measure tens of cells in a single field of view.

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Preparation of Dielectrophoresis Medium and Electrodeformation Prime Medium  

Beredning av dielektroforesmedium och elektrodeformationsmedium

För att bereda dielektroforesen, eller DEP-mediet, väg 12,75 gram sackaros och 0,45 gram dextros med hjälp av en våg. Lös upp båda pulvren i en lösning av 150 ml avjoniserat vatten och 3,5 ml PBS. Använd en konduktivitetstestare med låg räckvidd och mät konduktiviteten för att säkerställa att den är 0,04 siemens per meter.Använd en osmometer för att bekräfta att osmolariteten ligger inom blodplasmans normala intervall. Förvara det beredda DEP-mediet vid fyra grader Celsius. Lös upp 0,5 gram bovint serumalbumin i 10 ml av DEP-mediet i ett rör på 15 ml och blanda noggrant med en virvelblandare för att bereda enhetens primära medium.

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Preparation of Dielectrophoresis Medium and Electrodeformation Prime Medium

Amplitude-Modulated Electrodeformation to Evaluate Mechanical Fatigue of Biological Cells

Red blood cells (RBCs) are known for their remarkable deformability. They repeatedly undergo considerable deformation when passing through the ...

Preparation of the Microfluidic Device for Electrodeformation of RBCs

Förberedelse av mikrofluidikanordningen för elektrodeformation av röda blodkroppar

Preparation of Human RBC Suspension for Electrodeformation Experiment

Beredning av human RBC-suspension för elektrodeformationsexperiment

Preparing the Electrodeformation Setup and Performing Fatigue Testing on Human RBC

Förbereda elektrodeformationsinställningen och utföra utmattningstestning på mänsklig RBC