Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels

A. M. Esmaeel; A. B. Sharkawy; T. ElMelegy; M. Abdelgawad

Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels

A. M. Esmaeel
, A. B. Sharkawy
, T. ElMelegy
, M. Abdelgawad^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

A simple and robust image processing program was built to track and analyze morphology of cells/droplets inside microchannels. The program was built using LabView software, which is accessible to most laboratories, to enable easy access to non-experts. Our program relies on calling the different powerful image processing tools built in LabView, such as local adaptive threshold (LAT) for object detection and tracking, whenever they are needed by the user. Moreover, our program uses the inherit control capabilities of LabView for real-time control of flow parameters (e.g. pressure and flowrate) based on information extracted by image processing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014
Publisher	Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages	2339-2341
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780979806476
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 - San Antonio, United States Duration: 26 Oct 2014 → 30 Oct 2014

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Name	18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014

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Conference	18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Antonio
Period	26/10/14 → 30/10/14

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Publisher Copyright:
© 14CBMS.

Keywords

Cell detection
Droplet
Image processing
Microchannel
Microfluidics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering

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Esmaeel, A. M., Sharkawy, A. B., ElMelegy, T., & Abdelgawad, M. (2014). Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels. In 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 (pp. 2339-2341). (18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014). Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.

Esmaeel, A. M. ; Sharkawy, A. B. ; ElMelegy, T. et al. / Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels. 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014. Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, 2014. pp. 2339-2341 (18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014).

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Esmaeel, AM, Sharkawy, AB, ElMelegy, T & Abdelgawad, M 2014, Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels. in 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014. 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014, Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, pp. 2339-2341, 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014, San Antonio, United States, 26/10/14.

Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels. / Esmaeel, A. M.; Sharkawy, A. B.; ElMelegy, T. et al.
18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014. Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, 2014. p. 2339-2341 (18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Esmaeel AM, Sharkawy AB, ElMelegy T, Abdelgawad M. Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels. In 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014. Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society. 2014. p. 2339-2341. (18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014).

Development of a simple, robust and real-time image processing algorithm for tracking and analyzing cells and droplets inside microchannels

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