Viscoelastic characterization of cells in microfluidic channels with 3D hydrodynamic focusing
Benedikt Hartmann, Conrad Möckel, Jochen R. Guck, Felix Reichel
This paper introduces a microfluidic method using hyperbolic channels and 3D hydrodynamic focusing to measure cell viscoelasticity, showing it can accurately characterize mechanical properties of microgel beads and HL60 cells.