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Real-time measurement of cellular refractive index and thickness using cell culture chip

  • J. J. Gu
  • , Y. F. Yu
  • , E. P. Li
  • , S. H. Ng
  • , P. H. Yap
  • , X. Q. Zhou
  • , T. H. Cheng
  • , A. Q. Liu

Research output: Unpublished conference presentation (presented paper, abstract, poster)Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book)Academic researchpeer-review

Abstract

This paper reports the measurement of refractive index (RI) and thickness of living cells using cell culture chip integrated with micro-indicators via immersion refractometry. In the experiment, the RI and the thickness of the cultured Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell line are obtained simultaneously. As this method features high accuracy, no damage to a group of the living cells and real time measurement during long-term cell culture, it is promising for many applications such as detecting pathological changes of cells and cancer cell detection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1873-1875
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 12 Oct 200816 Oct 2008

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period12/10/0816/10/08

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Cell culture
  • Immersion refractometry
  • Lab-on-a-chip
  • Refractive index

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Bioengineering

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