A portable, efficient microfluidic cell counting device
- Technology Benefits
- A portable, compact cytometer with fast and accurate readoutPoint-of-care diagnosisAffordable instrument and assayCan use whole blood, unpurified blood as sample solutionsSolar-powered, can be run independent of local electricity gridsApplicable for uses in developing countries and rural areas
- Technology Application
- A portable automated CD4 cytometer, allowing for fast quantification of CD4 cells in blood serumA purification system for targeted cells by eluting off captured cellsA diagnostic tool for detecting cancer cells in serumA platform technology for diagnosis and monitoring of other diseases
- Detailed Technology Description
- The current invention describes a completely portable, automated, highly efficient microfluidic device for counting of CD4+ T-cells, a hallmark for diagnosis and treatment evaluation of HIV/AIDS. The device combines microfluidic technology, immuno-ch...
- *Abstract
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- *Inquiry
- Donna SeeColumbia Technology VenturesTel: (212) 854-8444Email: TechTransfer@columbia.edu
- *IR
- 2221
- *Principal Investigator
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- *Publications
- Z. Wang, S. Chin, C.D. Chin, J. Sarik, M. Harper, J. Justman and S.K. Sia*, Microfluidic CD4+ T-Cell Counting Device Using Chemiluminescence-Based Detection, Anal. Chem., 2010, 82 (1), 36-40
- *Web Links
- WIPO: WO/2009/006456
- Country/Region
- USA
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