November 15, 2023

SMART pioneers microfluidic method to optimise stem cell extraction for advanced cell therapies

Kwek Zeming Kerwin

Research Scientist

Nicholas Tan

Research Engineer

Goh Chin Ren

Research Engineer

Hanwei Hou

Assistant Professor Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU

Jongyoon Han

Professor of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering, MIT

Traditional bone marrow aspirate (BMA) stem cell extraction methods are complex, time-consuming, and yield poor results due to antiquated centrifugation techniques
SMART’s new method of isolating stem cells from BMA is simpler and ten times faster, resulting in twice as efficient enrichment of mesenchymal stemcells
The technology also enables faster drug production in cell therapy manufacturing, while bone marrow donors benefit from shorter aspiration processes

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http://smart.mit.edu/post/smart-pioneers-microfluidic-method-to-optimise-stem-cell-extraction-for-advanced-cell-therapies

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https://bioengineer.org/smart-researchers-pioneer-novel-microfluidic-method-to-optimise-bone-marrow-stem-cell-extraction-for-advanced-cell-therapies/

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