This 3D-printed device analyzes tissue cells from rheumatoid arthritis

[Image from New York Genome Center]

Researchers in New York have created a 3D-printed, portable and low-cost microfluidic controller that analyzes tissue cells and can recognize fibroblast subtypes in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Single-cell analysis is a way for researchers to study how cells influence disease and their response to treatment, but there is a lack of cost-effective and user-friendly devices to help. Researchers at the New York Genome Center and New York University have attempted to alleviate those barriers and enable broader access to single-cell analysis by creating a 3D-printed, portable, low-cost microfluidic controller.

The researchers used the device to study synovial tissue from patients who have rheumatoid arthritis at the Hospital for Special Surgery. The study showed that using a 3D-printed custom device with electronic and pneumatic components was easy to get and only cost about $600 to assemble.

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