研究目的
Investigating the therapeutic effects of a specific herbal medicine on a particular disease.
研究成果
The study demonstrates a technology that enables microfluidic blood plasma monitoring for Raman accessible parameters at low blood consumption. It combines instantaneous blood plasma domain creation in the microfluidic whole blood flow with Raman microscopy, showing potential for hemolysis detection and near-infrared Raman spectroscopy of plasma in microchannels. The method is non-destructive and allows for continuous in-line blood plasma monitoring.
研究不足
The study focuses on bovine whole blood samples, and the applicability to human blood needs further investigation. The optical alignment is sensitive to minor changes, affecting the detected Raman scattering. The presence of circulating eddies in the microfluidic channel can trap and destroy cells by the focused laser.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The study combines microfluidic, instantaneous plasma fractionation with localized spectroscopic methods for in-line analysis. Confocal Raman spectroscopy is used in fractionated plasma domains at two different Raman excitation wavelengths (408 nm and 785 nm).
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Bovine whole blood samples are used, stored at 4 °C until use within two days from extraction. A blood gas analyzer is used to determine the absolute hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Microfluidic channels prepared in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), inverted optical microscope, EMCCD camera, diode laser at 408 nm, near-infrared laser at 785 nm, imaging spectrometer, deep-cooled back-illuminated CCD camera.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
The microfluidic channel is prepared for blood flow experiments by wetting it with buffer solution. A sample volume of about 30 μl is inserted into the inlet reservoir, and an underpressure is applied to the outlet reservoir to make the blood flow. Confocal laser illumination is directed to the cell-free plasma domain in the microfluidic whole blood flow.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Baseline correction is applied to raw spectra using asymmetrically reweighted penalized least squares smoothing. The level of detection (LoD) for free hemoglobin in blood plasma is determined.
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