Stanford Team Develops Electromagnetic Cell Sorter That Levitates Cells by Density
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a novel cell sorting device that uses electromagnetic forces to levitate and separate cells based on density. The technology enables gentle, label-free sorting of live versus dead cells and identification of cancer cell clusters without damaging samples.
A Magnetic Approach to Cell Sorting
What looks like cellular magic—cells floating upward from a liquid medium to hover at precise heights—is actually a sophisticated new sorting technology emerging from Stanford Medicine laboratories. According to recent reports in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have developed an electromagnetic device that levitates cells to separate them by type and condition without physical contact.