CN106124388A - Capillary sample inlet system and sample injection method, unicellular electrology characteristic detecting system - Google Patents
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Abstract
本发明提供了一种毛细管进样系统及进样方法、单细胞电学特性检测系统。该毛细管进样系统包括:注射泵、毛细管、微流控芯片和负压模块,微流控芯片内依次设置压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道,三者组成微流控芯片的微通道;压缩通道的前端作为微通道的进液口,其后端通过细胞回收通道和负压通道连接至微通道的出液口,负压模块连接至该微通道的出液口;毛细管的后端连接至注射泵,由注射泵控制进行细胞悬液的吸入和吐出,毛细管在微通道进液口一侧滴入的细胞悬液,在负压模块提供的负压作用下,细胞悬液依次进入压缩通道和细胞回收通道。本发明可以有效降低样品的损失率,实现高回收率,可以用于细胞量及其稀少的细胞样本的电学特性检测。
The invention provides a capillary tube sampling system, a sampling method, and a single-cell electrical characteristic detection system. The capillary sampling system includes: a syringe pump, a capillary, a microfluidic chip and a negative pressure module. The microfluidic chip is sequentially provided with a compression channel, a cell recovery channel and a negative pressure channel, and the three constitute the microchannel of the microfluidic chip; The front end of the compression channel is used as the liquid inlet of the microchannel, and its back end is connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel through the cell recovery channel and the negative pressure channel, and the negative pressure module is connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel; the back end of the capillary is connected to To the syringe pump, the suction and discharge of the cell suspension is controlled by the syringe pump. The cell suspension dripped into the microchannel liquid inlet side by the capillary, under the negative pressure provided by the negative pressure module, the cell suspension enters the compression chamber in turn. channel and cell recovery channel. The invention can effectively reduce the loss rate of samples, realize high recovery rate, and can be used for the detection of electrical characteristics of cell mass and rare cell samples.
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技术领域technical field
本发明涉及微流控技术领域,尤其涉及一种毛细管进样系统及进样方法、单细胞电学特性检测系统。The invention relates to the field of microfluidic technology, in particular to a capillary sampling system, a sampling method, and a single-cell electrical characteristic detection system.
背景技术Background technique
单细胞电学特性,如细胞膜比电容和细胞质电导率,对于理解细胞功能和状态有着非常重要的意义和潜在价值。作为一种无需标志的细胞特征,它可以被用于对细胞定义和分类。Single-cell electrical properties, such as cell membrane specific capacitance and cytoplasmic conductivity, are of great significance and potential value for understanding cell function and state. As a marker-free cell feature, it can be used to define and classify cells.
在单细胞电学特性的研究中,细胞被等效为一个电容电阻网络,其中双层磷脂结构的细胞膜被等效为电容,主要为电解质的细胞质被等效为电阻。考虑到细胞大小不一,使用独立于细胞尺寸的单位面积细胞膜电容和细胞质电导率才能进行细胞间的比较。In the study of single-cell electrical properties, the cell is equivalent to a capacitor-resistance network, in which the cell membrane with a bilayer phospholipid structure is equivalent to a capacitor, and the cytoplasm mainly composed of electrolytes is equivalent to a resistor. Considering that cells vary in size, cell-to-cell comparisons can only be made using cell membrane capacitance per unit area and cytoplasmic conductivity that are independent of cell size.
传统研究单细胞电学特性的方法主要有膜片钳等,可以得到细胞膜比电容,但是测试效率很低,因而通量较低。The traditional methods for studying the electrical characteristics of single cells mainly include patch clamp, etc., which can obtain the specific capacitance of the cell membrane, but the test efficiency is very low, so the throughput is low.
微流控技术是本世纪一项重要的科学技术,由于其通道尺寸与哺乳类细胞线性尺寸相比拟,可以方便进行细胞的操控,已被广泛用于细胞生物物理学的研究。在微流控芯片上,一般使用微操作方法驱动细胞在电极间夹持或者流动,通过测试过程中电极间阻抗的变化来反推细胞的电学特性。Microfluidic technology is an important science and technology in this century. Because its channel size is comparable to the linear size of mammalian cells, it can facilitate the manipulation of cells and has been widely used in the research of cell biophysics. On the microfluidic chip, the micro-manipulation method is generally used to drive the cells to clamp or flow between the electrodes, and the electrical characteristics of the cells can be reversed by the change of the impedance between the electrodes during the test.
然而,在现有技术中采用微流控芯片进行单细胞电学特性研究时,通常采用吸吮将细胞夹持在电极间的方法,虽然较传统方法通量提高,但是仍然很低。在电极间流动的微阻抗流式细胞术的方法,通过让细胞在一侧或两侧放置电极的通道中流过时测量阻抗变化。这类方法中,采用流道为非压缩通道(即通道截面积小于细胞截面积大小)的方法,虽然通量有很大提升,但是因为测试系统中电极间漏电流很大,而且缺乏电学模型,无法得到独立于细胞尺寸的单细胞电学特性。However, in the prior art, when microfluidic chips are used to study the electrical characteristics of single cells, the method of sucking the cells between the electrodes is usually used. Although the throughput is higher than that of the traditional method, it is still very low. Microimpedance flow cytometry with flow between electrodes measures changes in impedance as cells flow through a channel with electrodes placed on one or both sides. In this type of method, the flow channel is a non-compressed channel (that is, the cross-sectional area of the channel is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cell). Although the throughput is greatly improved, the leakage current between the electrodes in the test system is large and there is a lack of electrical models. , the electrical properties of single cells independent of cell size cannot be obtained.
此外,基于压缩通道的纯微流控技术,通过负压驱动微流控进样通道中的细胞流过截面积小于压缩通道的过程中,测量细胞拉伸长度和压缩通道两端阻抗,结合电学模型得到单细胞电学特性参数,虽然可以得到一定通量的独立于细胞尺寸的单细胞电学特性参数,但是因为微流控进样通道中流体死区存在,导致细胞丢失率很高,需要投入比测量到的细胞个数大两到三个数量级的细胞个数,而很多细胞,比如循环肿瘤细胞(CTCs)等细胞种类珍稀,无法提供大量细胞供测试使用。In addition, based on the pure microfluidic technology of the compressed channel, the cells in the microfluidic sampling channel are driven by negative pressure to flow through a process whose cross-sectional area is smaller than that of the compressed channel, and the stretched length of the cells and the impedance at both ends of the compressed channel are measured, combined with electrical The model obtains single-cell electrical characteristic parameters. Although a certain throughput of single-cell electrical characteristic parameters independent of cell size can be obtained, the cell loss rate is high due to the existence of fluid dead zones in the microfluidic sampling channel, and a large investment is required. The number of cells measured is two to three orders of magnitude larger than the number of cells, and many cells, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), are rare and cannot provide a large number of cells for testing.
因此,寻求一种丢失率极低又能得到具有统计学意义的独立于细胞尺寸的单细胞电学特性检测系统是非常有实用价值和实际意义的。Therefore, it is of great practical value and practical significance to seek a single-cell electrical characteristic detection system independent of cell size with a very low loss rate and statistical significance.
发明内容Contents of the invention
(一)要解决的技术问题(1) Technical problems to be solved
鉴于上述技术问题,本发明提供了一种毛细管进样系统及进样方法、单细胞电学特性检测系统,以提高检测通量,降低丢失率。In view of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a capillary sampling system, a sampling method, and a single cell electrical characteristic detection system, so as to improve the detection throughput and reduce the loss rate.
(二)技术方案(2) Technical solution
本发明实施例的一个方面提供了一种毛细管进样系统。该毛细管进样系统包括:注射泵、毛细管、微流控芯片和负压模块,其中:微流控芯片内依次设置压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道,三者组成微流控芯片的微通道;压缩通道的前端作为微通道的进液口,其后端通过细胞回收通道和负压通道连接至微通道的出液口,负压模块连接至该微通道的出液口;毛细管的后端连接至注射泵,由注射泵控制进行细胞悬液的吸入和吐出,毛细管在微通道进液口一侧滴入的细胞悬液,在负压模块提供的负压作用下,细胞悬液依次进入压缩通道和细胞回收通道。An aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a capillary sampling system. The capillary sampling system includes: a syringe pump, a capillary, a microfluidic chip and a negative pressure module, wherein: the microfluidic chip is sequentially provided with a compression channel, a cell recovery channel and a negative pressure channel, and the three constitute the microfluidic chip. channel; the front end of the compression channel is used as the liquid inlet of the microchannel, and its rear end is connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel through the cell recovery channel and the negative pressure channel, and the negative pressure module is connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel; the rear end of the capillary The end of the microchannel is connected to the syringe pump, and the suction and discharge of the cell suspension are controlled by the syringe pump. The cell suspension dripped into the side of the microchannel liquid inlet by the capillary, under the negative pressure provided by the negative pressure module, the cell suspension is sequentially Enter the compression channel and the cell recovery channel.
本发明实施例的另一个方面还提供了一种毛细管进样系统的进样方法。该进样方法包括:将细胞悬浮液吸入毛细管中;以及将毛细管移动至压缩通道的进液口附近吐出液体。Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention also provides a sampling method for a capillary sampling system. The sampling method includes: sucking the cell suspension into the capillary; and moving the capillary to the vicinity of the liquid inlet of the compression channel to discharge the liquid.
本发明实施例的再一个方面还提供了一种单细胞电学特性检测系统。该单细胞电学特性检测系统包括:上述的毛细管进样系统,其中,微流控芯片包括:透明衬底及与其紧密结合的承载体,承载体内形成压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道;图像检测模块,用于在微流控芯片的底面,透过透明衬底观察细胞悬液中的细胞通过压缩通道的情况;阻抗测量模块,其在微通道的进液口和出液口分别连接有电极,用于对细胞悬液的阻抗特性进行测量。Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention also provides a single cell electrical characteristic detection system. The single-cell electrical characteristic detection system includes: the above-mentioned capillary tube sampling system, wherein the microfluidic chip includes: a transparent substrate and a carrier tightly combined with it, and a compression channel, a cell recovery channel and a negative pressure channel are formed in the carrier; The detection module is used to observe the situation of the cells in the cell suspension passing through the compressed channel through the transparent substrate on the bottom surface of the microfluidic chip; the impedance measurement module is connected to the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet of the microchannel respectively. Electrodes for measuring the impedance properties of the cell suspension.
(三)有益效果(3) Beneficial effects
从上述技术方案可以看出,本发明毛细管进样系统及进样方法、单细胞电学特性检测系统具有以下有益效果:It can be seen from the above technical scheme that the capillary sampling system, the sampling method, and the single-cell electrical characteristic detection system of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:
(1)将微流控技术与毛细管微操作技术相结合,通过毛细管将样品直接注入到用于检测单细胞电学特性的微流控芯片的压缩通道口,实现了单细胞电学特性的检测。在检测通量和检测数据有效性上与已经报道的基于包含压缩通道的纯微流控检测技术相当。(1) Combining microfluidic technology with capillary micromanipulation technology, the sample is directly injected into the compression channel port of the microfluidic chip used to detect the electrical characteristics of single cells through the capillary, realizing the detection of electrical characteristics of single cells. In terms of detection throughput and detection data validity, it is comparable to the reported pure microfluidic detection technology based on compressed channels.
(2)与已经报道的基于包含压缩通道的纯微流控芯片检测方法相比,基于毛细管进样的方法可以有效降低样品的损失率,实现高回收率(或称极低丢失率,即认为测量到的细胞个数与投入的细胞个数在一个量级),可以用于细胞量及其稀少的细胞样本的电学特性检测,这是已经报道的基于包含压缩通道的纯微流控检测技术所不能做到的。(2) Compared with the pure microfluidic chip detection method that has been reported based on the compression channel, the method based on capillary injection can effectively reduce the loss rate of the sample and achieve a high recovery rate (or extremely low loss rate, which is considered The number of cells measured is in the same order of magnitude as the number of cells input), which can be used for the detection of electrical characteristics of cell mass and its rare cell samples. This is a pure microfluidic detection technology based on compressed channels that has been reported. Can't do it.
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图1为根据本发明实施例基于毛细管进样的单细胞电学特性检测系统的结构示意图;1 is a schematic structural diagram of a single-cell electrical characteristic detection system based on capillary sampling according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图2为图1所示单细胞电学特性检测系统中微流控芯片制作过程的流程图;Fig. 2 is a flowchart of the fabrication process of the microfluidic chip in the single-cell electrical characteristic detection system shown in Fig. 1;
图3为图2所示微流控芯片制作过程中执行各个步骤后器件横截面的示意图;Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the cross section of the device after performing various steps in the fabrication process of the microfluidic chip shown in Fig. 2;
图4为图1所示单细胞电学特性检测系统操作方法的流程图;Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the operation method of the single-cell electrical characteristic detection system shown in Fig. 1;
图5为图4所示单细胞电学特性检测系统操作方法中对微流控芯片进行的流程图。FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the microfluidic chip in the operation method of the single cell electrical characteristic detection system shown in FIG. 4 .
具体实施方式detailed description
本发明将微流控芯片技术与毛细管微操作技术相结合,通过使用毛细管直接吸取浓缩的微量细胞悬液直接将待测细胞进样到微流控芯片的压缩通道进样口进行电学特性检测,设计了一种能够高通量的,高回收率可适用于极少量细胞的单细胞电学特性检测系统。The present invention combines the microfluidic chip technology with the capillary micro-manipulation technology, and directly absorbs the concentrated micro-cell suspension by using the capillary to directly inject the cells to be tested into the compression channel inlet of the microfluidic chip for electrical characteristic detection. A high-throughput, high-recovery single-cell electrical characteristic detection system that can be applied to a very small number of cells is designed.
为使本发明的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚明白,以下结合具体实施例,并参照附图,对本发明进一步详细说明。In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
本发明实施例的一个方面提供了一种基于毛细管进样的单细胞电学特性检测系统。请参照图1,该单细胞电学特性检测系统包括:注射泵、毛细管、微流控芯片、负压模块、阻抗测量模块和图像检测模块。One aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a single-cell electrical characteristic detection system based on capillary sampling. Please refer to Figure 1, the single cell electrical characteristic detection system includes: a syringe pump, a capillary, a microfluidic chip, a negative pressure module, an impedance measurement module and an image detection module.
其中,在微流控芯片内设置沿水平方向的压缩通道和细胞回收通道,以及沿竖直方向的负压通道。压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道组成微流控芯片的微通道。其中,压缩通道的前端作为微通道的进液口,其后端通过细胞回收通道和负压通道连接至微通道的出液口。负压模块为流经微通道的细胞悬液提供流动的驱动力。Wherein, the compression channel and the cell recovery channel along the horizontal direction, and the negative pressure channel along the vertical direction are arranged in the microfluidic chip. The compression channel, the cell recovery channel and the negative pressure channel constitute the microchannel of the microfluidic chip. Wherein, the front end of the compression channel is used as the liquid inlet of the microchannel, and its rear end is connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel through the cell recovery channel and the negative pressure channel. The negative pressure module provides the driving force for the cell suspension flowing through the microchannel.
毛细管在微通道进液口一侧滴入的细胞悬液,在位于负压通道侧的负压模块提供的负压作用下,细胞悬液依次进入压缩通道和细胞回收通道。图像检测模块在微流控芯片的底面观察细胞悬液中的细胞通过压缩通道的情况。阻抗测量模块在微通道的进液口和出液口分别连接有电极,对细胞悬液的阻抗特性进行测量。The cell suspension dripped from the capillary at the liquid inlet side of the microchannel, under the negative pressure provided by the negative pressure module located on the side of the negative pressure channel, the cell suspension enters the compression channel and the cell recovery channel in turn. The image detection module observes the situation that the cells in the cell suspension pass through the compression channel on the bottom surface of the microfluidic chip. The impedance measuring module is respectively connected with electrodes at the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet of the microchannel to measure the impedance characteristics of the cell suspension.
以下对本实施例单细胞电学特性检测系统的各个组成部分进行详细说明。Each component of the single-cell electrical characteristic detection system of this embodiment will be described in detail below.
本实施例中,毛细管是指直径很细(一般小于1mm)的管道,其材质一般为玻璃或有机聚合物材料,其上端粗部的内径介于0.5mm~1mm之间,下端细部的内径介于20μm~60μm之间(保证大于细胞直径);前端细部的容液量介于10μL-100μL之间,其具有能操控μL级液量的特点。其中,毛细管被安装固定于三维运动平台上,后端连接至注射泵。在实际工作中,三维运动平台可以将毛细管口移动到微通道的进液口附近,通过后端连接的注射泵进行细胞悬液的吸入和吐出。In this embodiment, the capillary refers to a pipe with a very thin diameter (generally less than 1mm), and its material is generally glass or organic polymer material. Between 20 μm and 60 μm (guaranteed to be larger than the cell diameter); the liquid volume of the front end detail is between 10 μL and 100 μL, which has the characteristics of being able to control the liquid volume of μL level. Wherein, the capillary is installed and fixed on a three-dimensional motion platform, and the rear end is connected to a syringe pump. In actual work, the three-dimensional motion platform can move the capillary mouth near the liquid inlet of the microchannel, and the cell suspension can be sucked and spit out through the syringe pump connected to the back end.
请参照图1,微流控芯片包括:透明衬底和与衬底上紧密结合的承载体。在承载体内形成上述的压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道。Please refer to FIG. 1 , the microfluidic chip includes: a transparent substrate and a carrier tightly combined with the substrate. The above-mentioned compression channel, cell recovery channel and negative pressure channel are formed in the carrier body.
透明衬底可以为玻璃片、载玻片或聚二甲基硅氧烷(polydimethylsiloxane,简称PDMS)片等透明片状材料,上述材质保证了在压缩通道和细胞回收通道的下方是透明的,从而利用显微镜或摄像机可以方便地观察细胞的流动情况。当然,如果仅需要测量单细胞电学特性,而不关心细胞的流动情况,该衬底也可以采用其他非透明材料来制作。The transparent substrate can be a transparent sheet material such as a glass slide, a glass slide, or a polydimethylsiloxane (polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS) sheet, and the above-mentioned material ensures that the bottom of the compression channel and the cell recovery channel is transparent, thereby Cell flow can be easily observed with a microscope or video camera. Of course, if it is only necessary to measure the electrical properties of a single cell and the flow of the cells is not concerned, the substrate can also be made of other non-transparent materials.
本实施例中,承载体的材料为PDMS。本领域技术人员应当清楚,除了PDMS之外,还可以采用有机玻璃,SU-8等透明可塑性材料来注塑形成上述承载体。In this embodiment, the material of the carrier is PDMS. It should be clear to those skilled in the art that in addition to PDMS, transparent plastic materials such as plexiglass and SU-8 can also be used to form the above carrier by injection molding.
承载体由PDMS材料注塑成型,压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道在注塑成型的过程中形成。其中,压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道的横截面呈圆形或椭圆形。The carrier is injection molded from PDMS material, and the compression channel, cell recovery channel and negative pressure channel are formed during the injection molding process. Wherein, the cross sections of the compression channel, the cell recovery channel and the negative pressure channel are circular or oval.
单细胞的直径一般为10μm~30μm,相应地,其横截面尺寸介于80μm2~700μm2之间。对于压缩通道来讲,其横截面积约为待测细胞横截面积(约为40-600μm2)的40%-90%,而对于细胞回收通道和负压通道而言,其横截面尺寸大于单细胞的横截面尺寸。其中,压缩通道和细胞回收通道沿水平方向设置,而细胞回收通道的末端通过近似竖直方向的负压通道25向上连接至微流控芯片的出液口。The diameter of a single cell is generally 10 μm to 30 μm, and correspondingly, its cross-sectional size is between 80 μm 2 and 700 μm 2 . For the compression channel, its cross-sectional area is about 40%-90% of the cell cross-sectional area (about 40-600μm 2 ), while for the cell recovery channel and negative pressure channel, its cross-sectional size is larger than Cross-sectional dimensions of single cells. Wherein, the compression channel and the cell recovery channel are arranged along the horizontal direction, and the end of the cell recovery channel is upwardly connected to the liquid outlet of the microfluidic chip through the approximately vertical negative pressure channel 25 .
本实施例中,微流控芯片是基于PDMS的双层压缩通道,采用微细加工工艺制作。以下对该细胞电学特性检测微流控芯片的制作方法进行详细说明,请参照图1和图2,该制作方法包括:In this embodiment, the microfluidic chip is a PDMS-based double-layer compression channel, which is manufactured by microfabrication technology. The manufacturing method of the microfluidic chip for detecting the electrical characteristics of the cells will be described in detail below, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the manufacturing method includes:
步骤S202:光刻胶SU-8 5制作种子层;Step S202: making a seed layer with photoresist SU-85;
载玻片在丙酮、乙醇和去离子水中依次清洗,烘干后表面均匀旋转涂敷一层SU-85,曝光形成种子层。The glass slide was washed in acetone, ethanol and deionized water in sequence, and after drying, the surface was evenly spin-coated with a layer of SU-85, and exposed to form a seed layer.
步骤S204:光刻胶SU-8 5制作压缩通道层;Step S204: making a compression channel layer with photoresist SU-85;
在种子层上再均匀涂敷一层SU-8 5,放上掩模版曝光,如图3中(A)所示。On the seed layer, apply a layer of SU-85 evenly, and put on the mask plate for exposure, as shown in (A) in Figure 3.
步骤S206:光刻胶SU-8 25制作细胞回收通道层;Step S206: making a cell recovery channel layer with photoresist SU-8 25;
在SU 8-5上均匀涂敷一层SU-8 25,放上掩模板曝光,如图3中(B)所示;Apply a layer of SU-8 25 evenly on SU 8-5, put on a mask for exposure, as shown in (B) in Figure 3;
步骤S208:显影,形成压缩通道和细胞回收通道的SU-8阳模;Step S208: developing, forming the SU-8 positive mold of the compression channel and the cell recovery channel;
使用SU-8显影液对光刻胶进行显影,形成压缩通道和细胞回收通道的两层结构的SU-8阳模,其结构如图3中(C)所示。The photoresist was developed using the SU-8 developer to form a SU-8 positive mold with a two-layer structure of compression channels and cell recovery channels, the structure of which is shown in Figure 3 (C).
步骤S210:PDMS的浇注、翻模、打孔;Step S210: Pouring, mold turning and punching of PDMS;
使用制作的双层结构的SU-8阳模作为模具浇注PDMS、固化后翻模得到压缩通道和细胞回收通道的PDMS翻模,在细胞回收通道不与压缩通道连接的一端打孔,形成负压通道,其结构如图3中(D)所示。Use the SU-8 male mold with double-layer structure as the mold to cast PDMS, turn over the mold after curing to obtain the PDMS overturned mold of the compression channel and the cell recovery channel, and punch a hole at the end of the cell recovery channel that is not connected to the compression channel to form a negative pressure Channel, its structure is shown in (D) in Figure 3.
步骤S212:PDMS打孔与压缩通道口切割;Step S212: PDMS drilling and compression channel opening cutting;
将PDMS器件沿着压缩通道口进行切割,将压缩通道一端开放,用于后期实验中的吸入细胞进行单细胞电学特性检测,其结构如图3中(E)所示。The PDMS device was cut along the mouth of the compression channel, and one end of the compression channel was opened, which was used to detect the single-cell electrical characteristics of the inhaled cells in later experiments. Its structure is shown in Figure 3 (E).
步骤S214:PDMS与玻璃的键合,形成微流控芯片;Step S214: bonding PDMS to glass to form a microfluidic chip;
将切割的PDMS器件清洁后,与玻璃片键合,形成器件,其结构如图3中(F)所示。After the cut PDMS device is cleaned, it is bonded with a glass sheet to form a device, and its structure is shown in (F) in Figure 3 .
请参照图1,本实施例中,负压模块包括:密闭软管以及负压源。其中,密闭软管为一T型软管,其第一端插入负压通道内,第二端连接至负压源,第三端连接至流体排出端。在负压源提供的负压作用下,待测细胞变形通过所述压缩通道,而后进入细胞回收通道。Please refer to FIG. 1 , in this embodiment, the negative pressure module includes: a closed hose and a negative pressure source. Wherein, the airtight hose is a T-shaped hose, the first end of which is inserted into the negative pressure channel, the second end is connected to the negative pressure source, and the third end is connected to the fluid discharge end. Under the action of negative pressure provided by the negative pressure source, the cells to be tested are deformed and pass through the compression channel, and then enter the cell recovery channel.
本实施例中,图像检测模块用于观察拍摄待测样品中待测细胞在负压作用下通过所述压缩通道的过程。请参照图1,该图像检测模块包括:生物倒置显微镜和摄像头。其中,生物倒置显微镜的成像元件从透明玻璃衬底的背面对准所述压缩通道,用于将微小的通道图像和细胞图像等转换为可被摄像头拍摄的图像大小。摄像头对准生物倒置显微镜的目镜,用于通过生物倒置显微镜记录细胞在负压作用下变形通过所述压缩通道过程中的图像信息。In this embodiment, the image detection module is used to observe and shoot the process of the cells to be tested in the sample to be tested passing through the compression channel under the action of negative pressure. Please refer to Figure 1, the image detection module includes: a biological inverted microscope and a camera. Wherein, the imaging element of the biological inverted microscope is aligned with the compressed channel from the back of the transparent glass substrate, and is used to convert tiny channel images and cell images into an image size that can be captured by the camera. The camera is aligned with the eyepiece of the biological inverted microscope, and is used to record the image information of cells deforming under negative pressure and passing through the compression channel through the biological inverted microscope.
本实施例中,请参照图1,阻抗测量模块的第一测量电极伸入微通道的进液口处的待测样品中,第二测量电极通过密闭软管伸入负压通道内的待测样品中。通过这两个测量电极,阻抗测量模块记录待测细胞在负压作用下变形通过压缩通道过程中对应低频和高频两个频率点压缩通道两侧的阻抗随时间变化的波形。In this embodiment, please refer to Figure 1. The first measuring electrode of the impedance measurement module extends into the sample to be tested at the liquid inlet of the microchannel, and the second measuring electrode extends into the sample to be measured in the negative pressure channel through a closed hose. in the sample. Through these two measuring electrodes, the impedance measurement module records the time-varying waveform of the impedance on both sides of the compression channel corresponding to two frequency points of low frequency and high frequency when the cells to be tested are deformed under the action of negative pressure and pass through the compression channel.
本实施例中,生物倒置显微镜的放大倍数为400倍,摄像头的扫描速度为25帧/秒。阻抗分析仪的采样频率为每秒25个采样点,测量频率为1kHz和100kHz。In this embodiment, the magnification of the biological inverted microscope is 400 times, and the scanning speed of the camera is 25 frames per second. The sampling frequency of the impedance analyzer is 25 sampling points per second, and the measurement frequency is 1kHz and 100kHz.
在现有技术的基于压缩通道的单细胞电学特性检测方法,一般包括:实验准备,原始阻抗和图像数据采集和数据处理三个步骤。其中,样本制备主要是准备1毫升左右浓度为106个/ml的细胞悬液,在线测量主要包括悬液直接使用移液枪滴入微流控芯片的注入孔中,之后进行采集周期等相关操作,数据处理是将在线测量的原始数据结合数据处理模型和软件平台进行处理,得到单细胞的细胞膜比电容和细胞质电导率。The single-cell electrical characteristic detection method based on compressed channels in the prior art generally includes three steps: experiment preparation, original impedance and image data acquisition and data processing. Among them, the sample preparation is mainly to prepare about 1 ml of cell suspension with a concentration of 10 6 cells/ml, and the online measurement mainly includes directly dropping the suspension into the injection hole of the microfluidic chip with a pipette gun, and then performing collection cycles and other related procedures. Operation, data processing is to combine the raw data measured online with the data processing model and software platform to obtain the specific capacitance of the cell membrane and the conductivity of the cytoplasm of the single cell.
而利用本实施例的单细胞电学特性检测系统,在悬液准备阶段只需要准备10微升左右的浓度为104-106个/ml的细胞悬液,通过控制注射泵吸入毛细管中,然后在测试过程中同步进样。具体来讲,请参照图4,该单细胞电学特性检测系统的操作方法如下:However, using the single-cell electrical characteristic detection system of this embodiment, it is only necessary to prepare about 10 microliters of cell suspension with a concentration of 10 4 -10 6 cells/ml in the suspension preparation stage, and suck it into the capillary by controlling the syringe pump, and then Synchronized sample injection during the test. Specifically, please refer to Figure 4, the operation method of the single-cell electrical characteristic detection system is as follows:
步骤S402:制备细胞悬浮液;Step S402: preparing a cell suspension;
将取得的细胞样本中细胞打散后悬浮在细胞培养液或磷酸盐缓冲液(phosphatebuffered saline,简称PBS)中。将悬浮液装入离心管中,使用离心机进行离心使细胞聚集在离心管底部,去除上层清液后根据大概的细胞个数进行浓度调配,浓度配置在104个/ml至106个/ml之间即可。The cells in the obtained cell sample are dispersed and then suspended in cell culture medium or phosphate buffered saline (PBS for short). Put the suspension into a centrifuge tube, use a centrifuge to centrifuge the cells to gather at the bottom of the centrifuge tube, remove the supernatant and adjust the concentration according to the approximate number of cells, the concentration is configured at 10 4 cells/ml to 10 6 cells/ml It can be between ml.
步骤S404:将细胞悬液的液滴滴至微通道的进液口;Step S404: dropping the droplet of the cell suspension onto the liquid inlet of the microchannel;
请参照图5,本步骤具体包括:Please refer to Figure 5, this step specifically includes:
子步骤S404a:使用移液枪将细胞悬液液滴滴在疏水性表面上;Sub-step S404a: using a pipette gun to drop the cell suspension onto the hydrophobic surface;
本子步骤具体为:使用移液枪取10微升调配后的细胞悬液液滴滴在方便毛细管吸取的表面上。为了尽量降低细胞在转移过程中的丢失,尽量选择疏水性表面为宜,如Parafilm等。This sub-step is specifically as follows: use a pipette gun to take 10 microliters of the prepared cell suspension and drop it on the surface that is convenient for capillary suction. In order to minimize the loss of cells during the transfer process, it is advisable to choose a hydrophobic surface as much as possible, such as Parafilm.
子步骤S404b:将毛细管的前端插入细胞悬液液滴中;Sub-step S404b: Insert the front end of the capillary into the cell suspension droplet;
本子步骤具体为:将毛细管粗管部分接在装置与注射泵上的注射器上,细头插入细胞悬液液滴中。This sub-step is specifically as follows: the thick part of the capillary is connected to the syringe on the device and the syringe pump, and the thin end is inserted into the droplet of the cell suspension.
子步骤S404c:将注射泵调至为抽取模式,将细胞悬液液滴吸入毛细管中;Sub-step S404c: adjust the syringe pump to the pumping mode, and suck the cell suspension liquid into the capillary;
本子步骤具体包括:将注射泵调至为“抽取(refill)”模式后,将移液枪取出的细胞悬液液滴全部吸入毛细管中。为了消除毛细管在抽取和推出过程中的回滞差,在吸入之前,可以把毛细管和后端管道以及注射器使用纯水等溶液填充满,之后吸入油液将填充液与细胞悬液隔离,形成填充液-油液-细胞悬液三层结构。This sub-step specifically includes: after the syringe pump is adjusted to the "refill" mode, all the cell suspension droplets taken out of the pipette gun are sucked into the capillary. In order to eliminate the hysteresis difference during the extraction and ejection of the capillary, before inhalation, the capillary, the back-end pipe, and the syringe can be filled with pure water and other solutions, and then the oil is sucked in to isolate the filling liquid from the cell suspension to form a filling Liquid-oil-cell suspension three-layer structure.
子步骤S404d:将毛细管移动至压缩通道的进液口附近吐出液体;Sub-step S404d: moving the capillary near the liquid inlet of the compression channel to discharge the liquid;
本子步骤具体包括:将毛细管固定在三维运动平台上,利用该三维运动平台将毛细管移动至压缩通道口附近吐出液体;This sub-step specifically includes: fixing the capillary on a three-dimensional motion platform, and using the three-dimensional motion platform to move the capillary near the mouth of the compression channel to spit out the liquid;
至此,实现将细胞悬液的液滴滴至微通道的进液口。So far, the droplet of the cell suspension is dropped to the liquid inlet of the microchannel.
步骤S406:装调图像检测模块、微流控芯片、阻抗测量模块和负压模块;Step S406: Install and adjust the image detection module, microfluidic chip, impedance measurement module and negative pressure module;
首先,将制备的微流控芯片装载在生物倒置显微镜的载物台上,使微流控芯片中的压缩通道部分处于显微镜视野中间;First, the prepared microfluidic chip is loaded on the stage of a biological inverted microscope, so that the compressed channel part in the microfluidic chip is in the middle of the field of view of the microscope;
而后,从微通道的进液口注入毛细管中制作细胞悬液相同的细胞培养液(或PBS)填充微流控通道,去除通道中的气泡。并在进液口的外侧滴一滴液滴,淹没进液口,用于阻抗测量时插入电极。Then, inject the same cell culture fluid (or PBS) as the cell suspension into the capillary from the liquid inlet of the microchannel to fill the microfluidic channel, and remove the air bubbles in the channel. And drop a drop of liquid on the outside of the liquid inlet, submerge the liquid inlet, and insert the electrode for impedance measurement.
再后,搭建阻抗测量模块中的测量仪器、图像检测模块中的摄像机和负压模块中的压力校准仪等设备,这部分与之前基于微流控的单细胞电学特性测量方式一致。Then, build the measuring instrument in the impedance measurement module, the camera in the image detection module, and the pressure calibrator in the negative pressure module. This part is consistent with the previous method of measuring the electrical characteristics of single cells based on microfluidics.
最后,将阻抗测量模块中的一根电极装在负压模块的T型管道中插入微流控芯片的出液口,保证电极与溶液有效接触;阻抗测量模块的另一根电极插入微流控芯片进液口一侧的液滴中,使微流控通道中的液体和电极形成测量电路通路。Finally, install one electrode in the impedance measurement module into the T-shaped pipe of the negative pressure module and insert it into the liquid outlet of the microfluidic chip to ensure effective contact between the electrode and the solution; the other electrode of the impedance measurement module is inserted into the microfluidic chip. In the liquid droplets on the side of the liquid inlet of the chip, the liquid in the microfluidic channel and the electrodes form a measurement circuit path.
至此,实验准备完成。At this point, the experiment preparation is completed.
步骤S408:进行待测细胞的电学特性测试;Step S408: Conducting electrical characteristic test of the cells to be tested;
首先,调整连接毛细管的注射泵的模式为“注射(inject)”,开始推出毛细管中的细胞悬液,同时在显微镜下观察毛细管中是否开始有细胞流出。First, adjust the mode of the syringe pump connected to the capillary to "inject", start to push out the cell suspension in the capillary, and observe under the microscope whether cells start to flow out of the capillary.
当毛细管中开始有细胞流出,点击单细胞电学特性测试平台软件的开始测量按钮,开始进行阻抗数据和图像数据采集。当毛细管中细胞悬液都流出后,停止测试。When cells begin to flow out of the capillary, click the start measurement button of the single-cell electrical characteristic testing platform software to start the acquisition of impedance data and image data. When the cell suspension in the capillary has flowed out, stop the test.
重复步骤S408,直到所有细胞样本测试完成或者测量到的细胞个数达到所需个数。Repeat step S408 until all cell samples are tested or the number of measured cells reaches the required number.
步骤S410:基于数据处理模块得到的原始数据进行处理,得到单细胞细胞膜比电容和细胞质电导率。Step S410: Processing based on the raw data obtained by the data processing module to obtain the specific capacitance of the single cell membrane and the conductivity of the cytoplasm.
关于数据处理的具体方法,可以参照本领域内的相关文献,此处不再详细说明。As for the specific method of data processing, reference may be made to relevant documents in this field, which will not be described in detail here.
本发明实施例的另一个方面还提供一种毛细管进样系统。该毛细管进样系统包括:注射泵、三维运动平台、毛细管、微流控芯片和负压模块。其中,微流控芯片内依次设置压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道,三者组成微流控芯片的微通道;所述压缩通道的前端作为微通道的进液口,其后端通过细胞回收通道和负压通道连接至微通道的出液口,所述负压模块连接至该微通道的出液口。毛细管的后端连接至所述注射泵,由所述注射泵控制进行细胞悬液的吸入和吐出,所述毛细管在微通道进液口一侧滴入的细胞悬液,在负压模块提供的负压作用下,细胞悬液依次进入压缩通道和细胞回收通道。毛细管被固定于所述三维运动平台上。Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention also provides a capillary sampling system. The capillary sampling system includes: a syringe pump, a three-dimensional motion platform, a capillary, a microfluidic chip and a negative pressure module. Among them, a compression channel, a cell recovery channel and a negative pressure channel are sequentially arranged in the microfluidic chip, and the three constitute the microchannel of the microfluidic chip; The recovery channel and the negative pressure channel are connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel, and the negative pressure module is connected to the liquid outlet of the microchannel. The rear end of the capillary is connected to the syringe pump, and the suction and discharge of the cell suspension are controlled by the syringe pump. The cell suspension dripped into the microchannel liquid inlet side of the capillary is provided by the negative pressure module. Under the action of negative pressure, the cell suspension enters the compression channel and the cell recovery channel sequentially. The capillary is fixed on the three-dimensional motion platform.
本实施例中,微流控芯片包括:透明衬底及与其紧密结合的承载体,所述承载体内形成所述压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道。压缩通道和细胞回收通道沿水平方向,所述负压通道沿竖直方向。并且,压缩通道、细胞回收通道和负压通道的横截面为圆形或椭圆形;压缩通道的横截面积为待测细胞的横截面积的40%-90%,所述细胞回收通道和负压通道的横截面积大于待测细胞的横截面积。In this embodiment, the microfluidic chip includes: a transparent substrate and a carrier closely combined with it, and the compression channel, the cell recovery channel and the negative pressure channel are formed in the carrier. The compression channel and the cell recovery channel are along the horizontal direction, and the negative pressure channel is along the vertical direction. And, the cross-section of compression channel, cell recovery channel and negative pressure channel is circular or oval; The cross-sectional area of the pressure channel is larger than the cross-sectional area of the cells to be tested.
可以看出,本实施例的毛细管进样系统其实是上一实施例单细胞电学特性检测系统中用于进样的一部分。关于该毛细管进样系统结构的详细信息,可以参照上一实施例的说明。It can be seen that the capillary sampling system in this embodiment is actually a part used for sampling in the single cell electrical characteristic detection system in the previous embodiment. For detailed information about the structure of the capillary sampling system, reference may be made to the description of the previous embodiment.
以下给出应用上述毛细管进样系统的进样方法。该进样方法包括:A sampling method using the capillary sampling system described above is given below. The sampling method includes:
使用移液枪将细胞悬液液滴滴在疏水性表面上;Use a pipette to drop the cell suspension onto the hydrophobic surface;
将所述毛细管的前端插入细胞悬液液滴中;inserting the front end of the capillary into the cell suspension droplet;
将所述注射泵调至为抽取模式,将细胞悬液液滴吸入毛细管中;以及The syringe pump is adjusted to the pumping mode, and the droplet of the cell suspension is sucked into the capillary; and
将毛细管移动至压缩通道的进液口附近吐出液体。Move the capillary to the vicinity of the liquid inlet of the compression channel to discharge the liquid.
优选地,在将细胞悬液液滴吸入毛细管中的步骤之前还包括:在毛细管中吸入填充液;以及在毛细管中吸入油液;其中,在将将细胞悬液液滴吸入毛细管中后,所述毛细管中形成填充液-油液-细胞悬液三层结构。Preferably, before the step of sucking the cell suspension drop into the capillary, it also includes: sucking the filling liquid into the capillary; and sucking the oil into the capillary; wherein, after the cell suspension drop is sucked into the capillary, the A three-layer structure of filling liquid-oil liquid-cell suspension is formed in the capillary.
同样,关于该进样方法的详细内容,可以参照上一实施例的说明,此处不再详述。Likewise, for the details of the sampling method, reference may be made to the description of the previous embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.
至此,已经结合附图对本实施例进行了详细描述。依据以上描述,本领域技术人员应当对本发明毛细管进样系统及进样方法、单细胞电学特性检测系统有了清楚的认识。So far, the present embodiment has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. Based on the above description, those skilled in the art should have a clear understanding of the capillary sampling system and sampling method, and the single cell electrical characteristic detection system of the present invention.
此外,上述对各元件和方法的定义并不仅限于实施例中提到的各种具体结构、形状或方式,本领域普通技术人员可对其进行简单地更改或替换,例如:In addition, the above definitions of each element and method are not limited to the various specific structures, shapes or methods mentioned in the embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art can easily modify or replace them, for example:
(1)毛细管驱动部分不局限于注射泵,可以使用气压驱动等方式。(1) The capillary driving part is not limited to the syringe pump, and air pressure driving and the like can be used.
(2)毛细管中选择采用或者不采用填充液进行填充。如果进行填充,可以选择是否使用油滴或者其他疏水性液体进行隔离。(2) Choose to fill the capillary with or without filling liquid. If filled, it is optional to use oil droplets or other hydrophobic liquids for isolation.
(3)毛细管进样的液滴大小不局限于10微升,可以根据实际需求进行适当调节。(3) The droplet size of capillary injection is not limited to 10 microliters, and can be properly adjusted according to actual needs.
(4)微流控芯片中的压缩通道截面不局限为矩形,可以替换为梯形,圆形等结构;负压通道口也不局限于圆形,可以替换为正方形、三角形等。(4) The cross-section of the compression channel in the microfluidic chip is not limited to a rectangle, but can be replaced by trapezoidal, circular and other structures; the opening of the negative pressure channel is not limited to a circle, and can be replaced by a square, triangle, etc.
(5)阻抗测量模块不局限于锁相放大器和函数发生器,可以替换为基于数据采集卡的虚拟仪器等。(5) Impedance measurement modules are not limited to lock-in amplifiers and function generators, and can be replaced by virtual instruments based on data acquisition cards.
此外,本领域技术人员可以理解的是,本文可提供包含特定值的参数的示范,但这些参数无需确切等于相应的值,而是可在可接受的误差容限或设计约束内近似于相应值。并且,实施例中提到的方向用语,例如“上”、“下”、“前”、“后”、“左”、“右”等,仅是参考附图的方向,并非用来限制本发明的保护范围。在方法实施例中,除非特别描述或必须依序发生的步骤,上述步骤的顺序并无限制于以上所列,且可根据所需设计而变化或重新安排。上述实施例可基于设计及可靠度的考虑,彼此混合搭配使用或与其他实施例混合搭配使用,即不同实施例中的技术特征可以自由组合形成更多的实施例。In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that examples of parameters may be provided herein that include specific values, but these parameters need not be exactly equal to the corresponding values, but may approximate the corresponding values within acceptable error margins or design constraints . Moreover, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., are only referring to the directions of the drawings, and are not used to limit the direction of the present invention. protection scope of the invention. In the method embodiments, unless the steps are specifically described or must occur sequentially, the order of the above-mentioned steps is not limited to the above-listed, and can be changed or rearranged according to the desired design. The above embodiments can be mixed and matched with each other or with other embodiments based on design and reliability considerations, that is, technical features in different embodiments can be freely combined to form more embodiments.
综上所述,本发明将微流控芯片技术与毛细管微操作技术相结合,提供一种能够高通量的,高回收率的,可适用于极少量细胞的单细胞电学特性检测系统及其操作方法,具有较强的实用价值和应用前景。In summary, the present invention combines microfluidic chip technology with capillary micromanipulation technology to provide a high-throughput, high-recovery single-cell electrical characteristic detection system applicable to a very small number of cells and its The operation method has strong practical value and application prospect.
以上所述的具体实施例,对本发明的目的、技术方案和有益效果进行了进一步详细说明,所应理解的是,以上所述仅为本发明的具体实施例而已,并不用于限制本发明,凡在本发明的精神和原则之内,所做的任何修改、等同替换、改进等,均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。The specific embodiments described above have further described the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present invention in detail. It should be understood that the above descriptions are only specific embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.
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