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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2010
Scott Manalis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Thomas Burg, Goettingen, DE;
Subra Suresh, Wellesley, MA (US);
Ken Babcock, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Scott Manalis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Thomas Burg, Goettingen, DE;
Subra Suresh, Wellesley, MA (US);
Ken Babcock, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The method and apparatus of the present invention detects changes in cell biomechanics caused by any of a variety of diseases and conditions. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus of the invention detect infection of red blood cells. In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus comprising a microfluidic channel with a constriction, for trapping infected red blood cells while allowing healthy red blood cells to deform and pass through the channel. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a suspended microchannel resonator for detecting and counting red blood cells at the constriction of the microfluidic channel.