Three-Dimensional Holographic Refractive-Index Measurement of Continuously Flowing Cells in a Microfluidic Channel
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Sung, Yongjin
Lue, Niyom
Hamza, Bashar
Martel, Joseph
Irimia, Daniel
Choi, Wonshik
Yaqoob, Zahid
Dasari, Ramachandra Rao
So, Peter T. C.
Date Issued
February 2014
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Physical Review Applied
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American Physical Society
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Sung, Yongjin, Niyom Lue, Bashar Hamza, Joseph Martel, Daniel Irimia, Ramachandra R. Dasari, Wonshik Choi, Zahid Yaqoob, and Peter So. “Three-Dimensional Holographic Refractive-Index Measurement of Continuously Flowing Cells in a Microfluidic Channel.” Physical Review Applied 1, no. 1 (February 2014).
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Abstract
The refractive index of biological specimens is a source of intrinsic contrast that can be explored without any concerns of photobleaching or harmful effects caused by extra contrast agents. In addition, the refractive index contains rich information related to the metabolism of cells at the cellular and subcellular levels. Here, we report a no-moving-parts approach that provides three-dimensional refractive-index maps of biological samples continuously flowing in a microfluidic channel. Specifically, we use line illumination and off-axis digital holography to record the angular spectra of light scattered from flowing samples at high speed. Applying the scalar diffraction theory, we obtain accurate refractive-index maps of the samples from the measured spectra. Using this method, we demonstrate label-free three-dimensional imaging of live RKO human colon cancer cells and RPMI8226 multiple myeloma cells, and obtain the volume, dry mass, and density of these cells from the measured three-dimensional refractive-index maps. Our results show that the reported method, alone or in combination with the existing flow cytometry techniques, shows promise as a quantitative tool for stain-free characterization of a large number of cells.
MIT Department
Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laser Biomedical Research Center
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.1.014002
