Single-cell analysis is a way for researchers to study how cells influence disease and their response to treatment, but there is a lack of cost-effective and user-friendly devices to help. Researchers at the New York Genome Center and New York University have attempted to alleviate those barriers and enable broader access to single-cell analysis by creating a 3D-printed, portable, low-cost microfluidic controller.
The researchers used the device to study synovial tissue from patients who have rheumatoid arthritis at the Hospital for Special Surgery. The study showed that using a 3D-printed custom device with electronic and pneumatic components was easy to get and only cost about $600 to assemble.
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