Microfluidic Separation of Adipocytes

Fat cell (adipocyte) size is an important factor related to liver- and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. However, adipocytes are fragile and have been very difficult to separate y size, making studies of size-based effects difficult. We have developed a microfluidic device, adapting the Deterministic Lateral Displacement method, that uses arrays of pillars to separate cells, to work on this large cells.

Lund University