Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 8, 20230265(2023)

A study on the uniform distribution and counting method of raw cow's milk somatic cells based on microfluidic chip

Wei Zhou1, Minghui Wang1, Guangxin An1, Hongbiao Zheng1, Xingyu Li1, and Qingyi Meng2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
  • 2School of Energy Engineering, Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, Tianjin 300350, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Simulation of cell distribution. (a) Particle distribution of observation cavity radius and flow channel width at different ratios; (b) Particle distribution of nine-cell channel
    Microfluidic chip preparation. (a) Anode mode of microfluidic chip channel; (b) Photolithography step; (c) Microfluidic chip preparation process; (d) Nine-cell grid microfluidic chip
    Image processing process. (a) Original image; (b) Grayscale image; (c) Filtered image; (d) Enhanced image; (e) Output image after the Canny edge detection; (f) The final output image after morphological opening operation
    Flowchart of Canny edge detection
    Injection system
    (a) Microscopic imaging systems; (b) Schematic diagram of the two-degree-of-freedom displacement platform
    Somatic cell images. (a) Taken on nine-grid microfluidic chip; (b) Taken on slides
    9 images of milk from a certain cow
    (a) Bar graph of measured values compared to true values; (b) Error distribution between the measured and true values
    (a) Neutrophil; (b) Lymphocyte; (c) Mammary epithelium; (d) Macrophage
    • Table 1. Number of somatic cells per image in each group and the standard deviation coefficient

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      Table 1. Number of somatic cells per image in each group and the standard deviation coefficient

      Group number123456789Standard deviation coefficient Standard deviation coefficient(1/9)
      11791801771811821781771821801.08%4.31%
      21521511531491501491511521481.11%4.37%
      32862902912872872882902872880.60%2.06%
      41711691671721731681701721691.19%3.81%
      53473503513503493473483473500.45%1.67%
      61211181191201171191181211201.17%5.85%
      77737707687697717707727687700.22%1.75%
      85285255265235255245295265270.36%1.21%
      91531521491481511521491501481.24%4.36%
      104074034054044064024034074050.45%1.55%
      111094109210951088108910901092109110930.21%1.53%
      121631671651641631641661651640.81%3.92%
      139039058999029079009029059010.29%1.37%
      143093123103073083063113123100.69%2.05%
      154554564514564574534524514540.50%2.13%
      167897837867847827857837807810.35%1.46%
      174714704694704684724664714670.43%1.34%
      182162142162132152142122162150.66%3.09%
      196146136156106166126136116160.35%1.03%
      201071091111121091111081101121.61%5.81%
    • Table 2. Criteria for judging the cow’s udder health status and degree of illness

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      Table 2. Criteria for judging the cow’s udder health status and degree of illness

      SCC/mLCow’s udder health statusDegree of illness
      SCC < 200 000Healthy-
      200 000 < SCC < 300 000Subclinical suspicionSlight
      300 000 < SCC < 400 000Subclinical suspicionModerate
      400 000 < SCC < 500 000Subclinical suspicionSevere
      500 000 < SCC < 600 000Subclinical mastitisSlight
      600 000 < SCC < 800 000Subclinical mastitisModerate
      800 000 < SCC < 1 000 000Subclinical mastitisSevere
      1 000 000 < SCC < 1 200 000Clinical mastitisSlight
      1 200 000 < SCC < 1 500 000Clinical mastitisModerate
      SCC > 1 500 000Severe clinical mastitisSevere
    • Table 3. Judging the cow’s udder health status and degree of illness

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      Table 3. Judging the cow’s udder health status and degree of illness

      Group number Manually measured value/ mL Automatically measured value/mL True value/ mL Manual relative error Automatic relative error Cow’s udder status Degree of illness Determine whether the results are consistent
      11904261861701890310.75%−1.50%Healthy-Yes
      21595741627661581260.92%2.93%Healthy-Yes
      33063833138303051520.40%2.84%Subclinical suspicionModerateYes
      41808511765961804130.24%−2.12%Healthy-Yes
      5370213377660372329−0.57%1.43%Subclinical suspicionModerateYes
      6126596129787126931−0.26%2.25%Healthy-Yes
      7819149806383821459−0.28%−1.84%SubclinicalSevereYes
      8558511554255560396−0.34%−1.10%SubclinicalSlightYes
      9159574157447161345−1.10%−2.42%Healthy-Yes
      104297874212774267320.72%−1.28%Subclinical suspicionSevereYes
      111161702117766011569300.41%1.79%ClinicalSlightYes
      12175532180851177624−1.18%1.82%Healthy-Yes
      13960638947872963326−0.28%−1.60%SubclinicalSevereYes
      143287233212773261290.80%−1.49%Subclinical suspicionModerateYes
      15482979490426485745−0.57%0.96%Subclinical suspicionSevereYes
      16834043843617839188−0.61%0.53%SubclinicalSevereYes
      174989364914894960210.59%−0.91%Subclinical suspicionSevereYes
      182287232244682266190.93%−0.95%Subclinical suspicionSlightYes
      196521286648946471740.76%2.73%SubclinicalModerateYes
      201170211138301160180.86%−1.89%Healthy-Yes
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    Wei Zhou, Minghui Wang, Guangxin An, Hongbiao Zheng, Xingyu Li, Qingyi Meng. A study on the uniform distribution and counting method of raw cow's milk somatic cells based on microfluidic chip[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(8): 20230265

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    Paper Information

    Category: Image processing

    Received: May. 4, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 19, 2023

    The Author Email: Meng Qingyi (baobaomengqing@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230265

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