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. 2015 Mar;12(3):199-202, 4 p following 202.
doi: 10.1038/nmeth.3281. Epub 2015 Feb 2.

Real-time deformability cytometry: on-the-fly cell mechanical phenotyping

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Real-time deformability cytometry: on-the-fly cell mechanical phenotyping

Oliver Otto et al. Nat Methods. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

We introduce real-time deformability cytometry (RT-DC) for continuous cell mechanical characterization of large populations (>100,000 cells) with analysis rates greater than 100 cells/s. RT-DC is sensitive to cytoskeletal alterations and can distinguish cell-cycle phases, track stem cell differentiation into distinct lineages and identify cell populations in whole blood by their mechanical fingerprints. This technique adds a new marker-free dimension to flow cytometry with diverse applications in biology, biotechnology and medicine.

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