Magnetic Separation for Cell Sorting and Analysis

Engineers in Prof. Shan Wang's laboratory have developed a patented magnetic sifter device for high throughput cell sorting. This technology employs magnetic nanobead probes to tag cells of interest from raw samples. Those tags are used to sift the molecules through pores specifically configured for biological cell purification. This invention has ultra-high capture and release efficiencies and can easily interface with standard flow equipment with applications in a variety of downstream cellular analyses.