Photoacoustic-fluorescence in vitro flow cytometry for quantification of absorption, scattering and fluorescence properties of the cells

D. A. Nedosekin; M. Sarimollaoglu; S. Foster; E. I. Galanzha; V. P. Zharov

doi:10.1117/12.2006304

4 March 2013 Photoacoustic-fluorescence in vitro flow cytometry for quantification of absorption, scattering and fluorescence properties of the cells

D. A. Nedosekin, M. Sarimollaoglu, S. Foster, E. I. Galanzha, V. P. Zharov

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Proceedings Volume 8581, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2013; 85814I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006304
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Fluorescence flow cytometry is a well-established analytical tool that provides quantification of multiple biological parameters of cells at molecular levels, including their functional states, morphology, composition, proliferation, and protein expression. However, only the fluorescence and scattering parameters of the cells or labels are available for detection. Cell pigmentation, presence of non-fluorescent dyes or nanoparticles cannot be reliably quantified. Herewith, we present a novel photoacoustic (PA) flow cytometry design for simple integration of absorbance measurements into schematics of conventional in vitro flow cytometers. The integrated system allow simultaneous measurements of light absorbance, scattering and of multicolor fluorescence from single cells in the flow at rates up to 2 m/s. We compared various combinations of excitation laser sources for multicolor detection, including simultaneous excitation of PA and fluorescence using a single 500 kHz pulsed nanosecond laser. Multichannel detection scheme allows simultaneous detection of up to 8 labels, including 4 fluorescent tags and 4 PA colors. In vitro PA-fluorescence flow cytometer was used for studies of nanoparticles uptake and for the analysis of cell line pigmentation, including genetically encoded melanin expression in breast cancer cell line. We demonstrate that this system can be used for direct nanotoxicity studies with simultaneous quantification of nanoparticles content and assessment of cell viability using a conventional fluorescent apoptosis assays.

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D. A. Nedosekin, M. Sarimollaoglu, S. Foster, E. I. Galanzha, and V. P. Zharov "Photoacoustic-fluorescence in vitro flow cytometry for quantification of absorption, scattering and fluorescence properties of the cells", Proc. SPIE 8581, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2013, 85814I (4 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006304

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