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Enrichment of putative stem cells from adipose tissue using dielectrophoretic field-flow fractionation
Jody Vykoukal,Daynene M. Vykoukal,Susanne Freyberg,Peter R. C. Gascoyne
Lab on a Chip Pub Date : 05/28/2008 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B717043B
Abstract

We have applied the microfluidic cell separation method of dielectrophoretic field-flow fractionation (DEP-FFF) to the enrichment of a putative stem cell population from an enzyme-digested adipose tissue derived cell suspension. A DEP-FFF separator device was constructed using a novel microfluidic-microelectronic hybrid flex-circuit fabrication approach that is scaleable and anticipates future low-cost volume manufacturing. We report the separation of a nucleated cell fraction from cell debris and the bulk of the erythrocyte population, with the relatively rare (<2% starting concentration) NG2-positive cell population (pericytes and/or putative progenitor cells) being enriched up to 14-fold. This work demonstrates a potential clinical application for DEP-FFF and further establishes the utility of the method for achieving label-free fractionation of cell subpopulations.

Graphical abstract: Enrichment of putative stem cells from adipose tissue using dielectrophoretic field-flow fractionation
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