Whole cell impedance analysis of metastatic and non-metastatic cancer cells

H. S. Kim, Y. H. Cho, A. B. Frazier, Z. Chen, D. M. Shin, A. Han

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Abstract

We have developed a micro electrical impedance spectroscopy (μEIS) system and utilized it for analyzing highly-metastatic and poorly-metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC) cell lines. The device is composed of 16 arrays of impedance analysis sites, with each site capable of capturing a single cell and analyzing its electrical impedance spectrum. Electrical impedance measurements on the highly-metastatic HNC cell line 686LN-M4e and the poorly-metastatic HNC cell line 686LN were conducted over a frequency range of 40 Hz to 10 MHz. The phase part of the impedance spectrums from the 686LN-M4e and 686LN cells showed clear difference. This result indicates that the μEIS system can be used to distinguish the metastatic status of HNC cell lines.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4805403
Pages (from-to)399-402
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event22nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2009 - Sorrento, Italy
Duration: 25 Jan 200929 Jan 2009

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