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ArticleJournal of bioscience and bioengineering2019

Ultrasonically-guided flow focusing generates precise emulsion droplets for high-throughput single cell analyses.

Colton E Lagerman, Sheila N López Acevedo, Ahmed S Fahad, Amen T Hailemariam, Bharat Madan, Brandon J DeKosky

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Article in Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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6 authors.

Colton E LagermanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA.
Sheila N López AcevedoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA.
Ahmed S FahadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA.
Amen T HailemariamDepartment of Biochemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA.
Bharat MadanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA.
Brandon J DeKoskyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA; Kansas Vaccine Institute, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA. Electronic address: dekosky@ku.edu.

Funding

Synthetic Chemical Biology CoreP20GM113117 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI OROZCO, ROBIN C. · 2016 to 2025
$23.9M
Understanding the mechanobiology of stem cells in a microengineered 3D cardiac tissue environment with cardiomyopathyP20GM103638 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI LUNTE, SUSAN M · 2012 to 2021
$22.1M
Comprehensive analysis of human adaptive immune receptors to elucidate correlates of Epstein-Barr virus disease suppressionDP5OD023118 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI DEKOSKY, BRANDON JAMES · 2016 to 2022
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103638NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM113117NIH HHS DP5 OD023118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emulsion-based techniques have dramatically advanced our understanding of single-cell biology and complex single-cell features over the past two decades. Most approaches for precise single cell isolation rely on microfluidics, which has proven highly effective but requires substantial investment in equipment and expertise that can be difficult to access for researchers that specialize in other areas of bioengineering and molecular biotechnology. Inspired by the robust droplet generation technologies in modern flow cytometry instrumentation, here we established a new platform for high-throughput isolation of single cells within droplets of tunable sizes by combining flow focusing with ultrasonic vibration for rapid and effective droplet formation. Application of ultrasonic pressure waves to the flowing jet provided enhanced control of emulsion droplet size, permitting capture of 25,000 to 50,000 single cells per minute. As an example application, we applied this new droplet generation platform to sequence the antibody variable region heavy and light chain pairings (VH:VL) from large repertoires of single B cells. We demonstrated the recovery of > 40,000 paired CDRH3:CDRL3 antibody clusters from a single individual, validating that these droplet systems can enable the genetic analysis of very large single-cell populations. These accessible new technologies will allow rapid, large-scale, and precise single-cell analyses for a broad range of bioengineering and molecular biotechnology applications.

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Ultrasonic WavesB-LymphocytesEmulsionsFlow CytometryImmunoglobulin Variable RegionSingle-Cell AnalysisEmulsionsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionB cellsEmulsionFlow-focusingMicrofluidicsSingle cell analysisUltrasonic energy

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PMID30904454
PMCPMC6688500

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