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Imec, Sarcura Introduce Scalable On-Chip Detection of Human White Blood Cells

On-chip flow cytometer using integrated photonics paves the way for high-throughput cell analysis.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Imec and Sarcura GmbH, an Austrian early-stage technology start-up, presented their proof-of-concept on-chip flow cytometer using integrated photonics. Published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature Publishing Group, this innovation offers a unique platform for the detection and discrimination of human leukocytes and marks a significant stride towards cost-effective, scalable, and highly parallelized cell analysis. Accurate identification of human cells is a key operation in modern medic...

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