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MICA logo. Microscale Immune and Cell Analysis (MICA), Studying immunity - one cell at a time.


Photo Gallery

  • Dual manifold
  • Top (left) and bottom (right) of a single-cell array and cell sorter that are mounted in a microscopic plate
  • Single-cell array manifold and microscope
  • Microscope plate
  • MICA microfluidic chip
  • Cell sorter instrument
  • microscope heater control setup
  • Actual MICA chip being held between two fingers.
  • A unique lab-on-a-chip tool, MICA enables researchers to precisely target, sort, and measure samples as small as a single cell in an automated system that includes flow cytometry.
  • Sandia researchers Michael Sinclair (foreground) and David Haaland prepare a hyperspectral confocal microscope to measure a biological specimen.
  • Sandia optical tweezer designer Thomas Perroud assists biologist Meiye Wu with sorting the macrophage cells in microfluidic devices using MICA technology. (Photo by Randy Wong)
  • Some members of the MICA team (left to right): Steve Branda, Meiye Wu, Cathy Branda, Amy Herr, Nimisha Srivastava, Thomas Perroud, and Ken Patel.