Optical Stem Cell Sorter

Abstract

There has been extensive research on stem cell therapy, yet remarkably little is known about the molecular mechanisms that underlie the pluripotency of stem cells. Hence, there is a need for an approach to provide a pure population of stem cells that is free from mechanical, electrical or chemical induced cellular response. Optical trapping and propulsion is seen as a potential candidate as a sorting technique that avoids detrimental effects on the stem cells.