Stem cells in microfluidics

HW Wu, CC Lin, GB Lee - Biomicrofluidics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Microfluidic techniques have been recently developed for cell-based assays. In microfluidic
systems, the objective is for these microenvironments to mimic in vivo surroundings. With …

A three‐dimensional in vitro ovarian cancer coculture model using a high‐throughput cell patterning platform

F Xu, J Celli, I Rizvi, S Moon, T Hasan… - Biotechnology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In vitro 3D cancer models that provide a more accurate representation of disease in vivo are
urgently needed to improve our understanding of cancer pathology and to develop better …

Engineered approaches to the stem cell microenvironment for cardiac tissue regeneration

E Ghafar-Zadeh, JR Waldeisen, LP Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro-and nanoscale engineering approaches in medicine have the potential to recreate
physiologically relevant stem cell microenvironments to enhance our understanding of stem …

Scalable robotic biofabrication of tissue spheroids

AN Mehesz, J Brown, Z Hajdu, W Beaver… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Development of methods for scalable biofabrication of uniformly sized tissue
spheroids is essential for tissue spheroid-based bioprinting of large size tissue and organ …

Embryonic stem cell bioprinting for uniform and controlled size embryoid body formation

F Xu, BP Sridharan, SQ Wang, UA Gurkan… - …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent with multilineage potential to differentiate into
virtually all cell types in the organism and thus hold a great promise for cell therapy and …

Microarrays for the scalable production of metabolically relevant tumour spheroids: a tool for modulating chemosensitivity traits

H Hardelauf, JP Frimat, JD Stewart, W Schormann… - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the use of thin film poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) prints for the arrayed mass
production of highly uniform 3-D human HT29 colon carcinoma spheroids. The spheroids …

Microengineering methods for cell-based microarrays and high-throughput drug-screening applications

F Xu, JH Wu, SQ Wang, NG Durmus, UA Gurkan… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Screening for effective therapeutic agents from millions of drug candidates is costly, time
consuming, and often faces concerns due to the extensive use of animals. To improve cost …

3-Dimensional cell culture for on-chip differentiation of stem cells in embryoid body

C Kim, KS Lee, JH Bang, YE Kim, MC Kim, KW Oh… - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper proposes a microfluidic device for the on-chip differentiation of an embryoid body
(EB) formed in a microwell via 3-dimensional cultures of mouse embryonic carcinoma (EC) …

Dependence of spreading and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells on micropatterned surface area

W Song, N Kawazoe, G Chen - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Micropatterning technology is a highly advantageous approach for directly assessing and
comparing the effects of different factors on stem cell functions. In this study, poly (vinyl …

Microfabricated polyester conical microwells for cell culture applications

Š Selimović, F Piraino, H Bae, M Rasponi, A Redaelli… - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few years there has been a great deal of interest in reducing experimental
systems to a lab-on-a-chip scale. There has been particular interest in conducting high …