Single-cell mechanical fingerprints

Single-cell biomechanical characterization using microscale technologies is a potential route to achieve the selectivity required for circulating tumor cell isolation. Acoustofluidics has strong potential for identification and isolation of cells based on a combination of size, density, and compressibility. It is the overarching aim of this project to extend this parameter space to include cell deformability which reveals information about the internal structures of the cell.