[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art MEMS and microsystem tools for brain research

JP Seymour, F Wu, KD Wise, E Yoon - Microsystems & …, 2017 - nature.com
Mapping brain activity has received growing worldwide interest because it is expected to
improve disease treatment and allow for the development of important neuromorphic …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric and biological membranes for organ-on-a-chip devices

K Corral-Nájera, G Chauhan… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
Membranes are fundamental elements within organ-on-a-chip (OOC) platforms, as they
provide adherent cells with support, allow nutrients (and other relevant molecules) to …

A microfluidic chip integrated with a high-density PDMS-based microfiltration membrane for rapid isolation and detection of circulating tumor cells

X Fan, C Jia, J Yang, G Li, H Mao, Q Jin… - Biosensors and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) by size exclusion is a widely researched technique
that offers the advantage of capturing tumor cells without reliance on cell surface expression …

Multi-layered, membrane-integrated microfluidics based on replica molding of a thiol–ene epoxy thermoset for organ-on-a-chip applications

D Sticker, M Rothbauer, S Lechner, MT Hehenberger… - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study we have investigated a photosensitive thermoset (OSTEMER 322-40) as a
complementary material to readily fabricate complex multi-layered microdevices for …

[HTML][HTML] Microfabricated tuneable and transferable porous PDMS membranes for Organs-on-Chips

WF Quirós-Solano, N Gaio, O Stassen, YB Arik… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We present a novel and highly reproducible process to fabricate transferable porous PDMS
membranes for PDMS-based Organs-on-Chips (OOCs) using microelectromechanical …

High-throughput microfluidics platform for intracellular delivery and sampling of biomolecules from live cells

CA Patino, P Mukherjee, EJ Berns, EH Moully, L Stan… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nondestructive cell membrane permeabilization systems enable the intracellular delivery of
exogenous biomolecules for cell engineering tasks as well as the temporal sampling of …

Fabrication of 3D high aspect ratio PDMS microfluidic networks with a hybrid stamp

YC Kung, KW Huang, YJ Fan, PY Chiou - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a novel methodology for fabricating large-area, multilayer, thin-film, high aspect
ratio, 3D microfluidic structures with through-layer vias and open channels that can be …

Paired single cell co-culture microenvironments isolated by two-phase flow with continuous nutrient renewal

YC Chen, YH Cheng, HS Kim, PN Ingram, JE Nor… - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer–stromal cell interactions are a critical process in tumorigenesis. Conventional dish-
based assays, which simply mix two cell types, have limitations in three aspects: 1) limited …

A fabrication process of flexible IDE capacitive chemical sensors using a two step lift-off method based on PVA patterning

MK Filippidou, M Chatzichristidi… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A versatile, two-step, lift-off method, for the fabrication of flexible capacitive chemical sensors
based on interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) is presented. A Polyimide (PI) foil whose one side …

[HTML][HTML] Novel fabrication of soft microactuators with morphological computing using soft lithography

M Tyagi, J Pan, EWH Jager - Microsystems & nanoengineering, 2019 - nature.com
A simple and cost-effective method for the patterning and fabrication of soft polymer
microactuators integrated with morphological computation is presented. The microactuators …