Microelectronics

Electrical Detection of the Mechanical Alteration of Sickling Red Blood Cells within a Microfluidic Capillary Network

Publié le - MicroTAS

Auteurs : Xu Tieying, Maria Lizarralde, Jean Roman, Wassim El Nemer, Bruno Le Pioufle, Olivier Français

In this paper we demonstrate the capability to detect red blood cells mechanical disorders, in particular the sickle cell disease, using the electrical signature of the cell transit within a microfluidic restriction mimicking the blood capillaries.