Cell block preparation from pleural fluid by an ultrasound-assisted filtration

Tingyu Li, Yaoping Liu, Lianjun Lin, Eunhee Kim, Xinmin Liu, Haichao Li, Hongsoo Choi, Wei Wang

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Abstract

This paper reports a novel ultrasound-assisted filtration technique for cell block (CB) preparation from pleural fluid. CB (> 5×106 cells) from a large-volume (>10 mL) specimen was obtained on the Parylene-C filtration membrane (1.29×106 micropores) with a high recovery rate (>90%), a high cell viability (>96%) and an effective depletion of red blood cells (RBCs). The prepared CB of A549s (cultured lung cancer cells) from PBS and target cells from clinical pleural fluid can be well embedded with paraffin. Successful hematoxylin-eosin (HE), immunocytochemistry (ICC) and immunofluorescence (IF) staining of the CBs sections were demonstrated, showing the promise of application in clinical practices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages1750-1752
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781510897571
StatePublished - 2018
Event22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 11 Nov 201815 Nov 2018

Publication series

Name22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
Volume3

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period11/11/1815/11/18

Bibliographical note

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Copyright © (2018) by Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Cell block preparation
  • Filtration
  • Pleural fluid

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