Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Southampton
Leukocyte analysis and differentiation using high speed microfluidic single cell impedance cytometry
Significance of output:
The first demonstration of a microfluidic chip technology for rapid analysis of tiny amounts of human blood from a finger-prick. The paper stems from collaborative research between ECS, Medicine and Philips Research. Aspects of the technology have been incorporated into a portable inexpensive Point of Care diagnostic system, to be launched by Philips in 2014. The first application is targeted at monitoring patients undergoing chemotherapy – world-wide 9 million people live with cancer and half of them will receive chemotherapy. This work has spawned new research in single cell metrology and has inspired research at institutions around the word.
