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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lyu, Fengjiao
• Blauch, Lucas R
• Tang, Sindy K Y

Titel

Quantifying phenotypes in single cells using droplet microfluidics

Ist Teil von

• Methods in cell biology, 2018, Vol.148, p.133

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This book chapter describes the use of droplet microfluidics to phenotype single cells. The basic process flow includes the encapsulation of single cells with a specific probe into aqueous micro-droplets suspended in a biocompatible oil. The probe is chosen to measure the phenotype of interest. After incubation, the encapsulated cell turns the probe fluorescent and renders the entire droplet fluorescent. Enumerating drops that are fluorescent quantifies the concentration of cells possessing the phenotype of interest. Examining the distribution of fluorescence further allows one to quantify the heterogeneity among the cell population.