Computer-enhanced high-throughput genetic screens of C. elegans in a microfluidic system

MM Crane, K Chung, H Lu - Lab on a Chip, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Most visual screens based on fluorescent markers are currently limited in throughput and
accuracy. Here we present the first genetic screen of a mutagenized population of C …

Multi-well imaging of development and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

CCJ Yu, DM Raizen, C Fang-Yen - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is widely used as a model for
understanding the neuronal and genetic bases of behavior. Recent studies have required …

Simple microfluidic devices for in vivo imaging of C. elegans, Drosophila and zebrafish

S Mondal, S Ahlawat, SP Koushika - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2012 - jove.com
Micro fabricated fluidic devices provide an accessible micro-environment for in vivo studies
on small organisms. Simple fabrication processes are available for microfluidic devices …

Imaging in vivo Neuronal Transport in Genetic Model Organisms Using Microfluidic Devices

S Mondal, S Ahlawat, K Rau, V Venkataraman… - Traffic, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Microfluidic devices have been developed for imaging behavior and various cellular
processes in Caenorhabditis elegans, but not subcellular processes requiring high spatial …

Durable spatiotemporal surveillance of Caenorhabditis elegans response to environmental cues

RB Kopito, E Levine - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Animal response to changes in environmental cues is a complex dynamical process that
occurs at diverse molecular and cellular levels. To gain a quantitative understanding of such …

Measuring Caenorhabditis elegans life span in 96 well microtiter plates

GM Solis, M Petrascheck - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2011 - jove.com
Lifespan is a biological process regulated by several genetic pathways. One strategy to
investigate the biology of aging is to study animals that harbor mutations in components of …

A microfluidic phenotype analysis system reveals function of sensory and dopaminergic neuron signaling in C. elegans electrotactic swimming behavior

S Salam, A Ansari, S Amon, P Rezai… - Worm, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The nematode (worm) C. elegans is a leading multicellular animal model to study neuronal-
basis of behavior. Worms respond to a wide range of stimuli and exhibit characteristic …

PDMS filter structures for size-dependent larval sorting and on-chip egg extraction of C. elegans

HB Atakan, F Ayhan, MAM Gijs - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
C. elegans-based assays require age-synchronized populations prior to experimentation to
achieve standardized sets of worm populations, due to which age-induced heterogeneous …

Plate-based large-scale cultivation of Caenorhabditis elegans: Sample preparation for the study of metabolic alterations in diabetes

K Kohl, T Fleming, K Acunman, HP Hammes… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2018 - jove.com
Culturing Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) in a large-scale manner on agar plates can
be time-consuming and difficult. This protocol describes a simple and inexpensive method to …

A microfluidic device for the continuous culture and analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans in a toxic aqueous environment

J Jung, M Nakajima, H Tajima, Q Huang… - Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) receives attention as a bioindicator,
and the C. elegans condition has been recently analyzed using microfluidic devices …