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Summary: In this study, a novel approach based on a microfluidic system was proposed to induce erythrocyte deformation using a hyperbolic microchannel and evaluate the deformed cell shape using coplanar electrodes. The method achieved RBC deformation and quantification of cell shape using an electrical anisotropy index, with a throughput of 300 cell/s. This contactless and optics-free approach holds promises for fast and low-cost erythrocyte deformability assays, particularly in point-of-care and resource-limited settings.

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Summary: Impedance cytometry combined with machine learning is used to analyze the response of bacterial single cells to antibiotic treatment in real time, with a high throughput of over one thousand cells per minute. This system provides an online training method on reference particles to distinguish between different types of particles and accurately identify susceptible cells. The results demonstrate the capability of real-time characterization and recognition of individual cells, providing a convenient and efficient method for antibiotic susceptibility testing.

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Summary: Microfluidics provides a powerful platform for biological analysis by precisely manipulating fluids and microparticles. The imaging and impedance cell analyzer (IM2Cell) introduced here combines single cell level impedance analysis and hydrodynamic mechanical phenotyping, demonstrating multi-stress level mechanical phenotyping capabilities. IM2Cell can characterize cell diameter, deformability responses, and electrical properties, providing high-dimensional information about subcellular components. It has been validated for different cell lines and shows potential for deformability studies of PBMC subpopulations.

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