基于物理性质捕获循环肿瘤细胞的微流控芯片

为满足利用微流控技术实现芯片上循环肿瘤细胞捕获日益增长的需求,研制出基于肿瘤细胞尺寸和变形性进行分离的微流控芯片。基于细胞尺寸和变形性差异原理设计芯片,利用半导体加工技术制备出以玻璃和聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)为材料的微流控芯片,使用8μm间隔的微柱作为捕获单元,应用于乳腺癌细胞系MCF-7肿瘤细胞的捕获;并以MCF-7细胞为模型,考查了芯片的分选条件和分选效果。在1 mL/h流速下,MCF-7细胞捕获率可达到68%;多次实验结果表明该芯片捕获的最佳流速为1 mL/h。Calcein-AM和Hoechst对MCF-7细胞进行染色,可方便对捕获后细胞进行识别和拍照。结果基于细胞尺寸和变形性原理所设计的捕获循环肿瘤细胞微流控芯片操作简单、成本低、通量高,有望逐步用于临床循环肿瘤细胞检测。     

聚二甲基硅氧烷/碳酸钙复合体系流变性能研究

研究了聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)/碳酸钙(CaCO3)复合体系的流变行为.用平板流变仪测得修饰后的碳酸钙复合体系的动态特性发现,随碳酸钙加入量的增加,复合体系的弹性随频率的增大而减小;低频下阻尼系数值明显降低,高频下阻尼系数值基本不变;阻尼系数随频率的增加,变化幅度减小;定频率下的储存模量和损耗模量都随温度的升高而下降.同时在对含量为20%修饰后的碳酸钙复合体系定频下振幅扫描后,没有发现Payne效应的存在.从而表明,修饰后的粒子之间的作用力不大.     

纳米碳纤维/聚二甲基硅氧烷复合材料的制备及其力学性能

为制备综合力学性能优异的纳米碳纤维(CNFs)增强聚合物复合材料,利用超声分散设备,采用1.6g/L的十二烷基酸钠(SDS)对纳米碳纤维进行表面处理,制备出不同纳米碳纤维质量分数的纳米碳纤维/聚二甲基硅氧烷复合材料.SEM和复合材料拉伸结果表明SDS分散处理在一定程度上能改善碳纳米纤维与基体的界面结合和分散情况,提高复合材料的拉伸性能.当纳米碳纤维的含量在3wt%左右时,复合材料的拉伸强度达到最大.动态拉伸结果表明对CNFs的表面处理能增加复合材料在动态变形时的内摩擦,且材料的动态力学性能稳定.     

Highly stretchable,sensitive and wide linear responsive fabric-based strain sensors with a self-segregated carbon nanotube (CNT)/Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating

Flexible strain sensors have received increasing attention with the development of wearable electronic devices. However, integrating wide strain detection range, high sensitivity while maintaining relatively wide linear response range for such sensor system still remain a challenge. A fabric based flexible sensor (S-CNT/PDMS-F) was designed and fabricated, and the sensor can simultaneously achieve high sensitivity, wide linear response and strain detection range by combining self-segregated carbon nanotube (CNT)/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composites and elastic medical bandage. It has been observed that this new sensor system can achieve a high sensitivity with a gauge factor of 615, a large linear responsive range of 0–100% strain (R² ?= ?0.993) and a wide strain detection range of ～ 200%, which is superior to almost all the reported CNT/PDMS flexible strain sensors. Compared to the similar fabric based strain sensor system deploying non self-segregated structure (C-CNT/PDMS-F), our S-CNT/PDMS-F demonstrates higher electrical conductivity and lower electrical percolation threshold and response time of 55 ?ms, as well as more stable and repeatable performance under cyclic loading conditions. The capability of the sensors in monitoring physiological activities and weight distribution has also been demonstrated.