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This paper presents a microfluidics-based approach capable of continuously characterizing instantaneous Young's modulus (E(instantaneous)) and specific membrane capacitance (C(specific membrane)) of suspended single cells. In this method, cells were aspirated through a constriction channel while the cellular entry process into the constriction channel was recorded using a high speed camera and the impedance profiles at two frequencies (1 kHz and 100 kHz) were simultaneously measured by a lock-in amplifier. Numerical simulations were conducted to model cellular entry process into the constriction channel, focusing on two key parameters: instantaneous aspiration length (L(instantaneous)) and transitional aspiration length (L(transitional)), which was further translated to E(instantaneous). An equivalent distribution circuit model for a cell travelling in the constriction channel was used to determine C(specific membrane). A non-small-cell lung cancer cell line 95C (n = 354) was used to evaluate this technique, producing E(instantaneous) of 2.96 ± 0.40 kPa and Cspecific membrane of 1.59 ± 0.28 μF/cm2. As a platform for continuous and simultaneous characterization of cellular E(instantaneous) and C(specific membrane), this approach can facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of cellular biophysical properties.

Simultaneous Characterization of Instantaneous Young’s Modulus and Specific Membrane Capacitance of Single Cells Using a Microfluidic System