Title :
Pattern formation of adhesive beads to channels in microfluidic devices for cell culture
Author :
Okamoto, T. ; Kaneko, N. ; Takamatsu, A. ; Fujii, T.
Author_Institution :
Japan Sci. & Technol. Agency, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The hydrophobic beads as mimic of the living cell attached to the microchannel were observed. We found that beads are mostly attached to certain positions of obstacles and microchannel walls, even in the high velocity gradient area.
Keywords :
adhesives; biological techniques; biomimetics; biotechnology; cellular biophysics; microfluidics; pattern formation; tissue engineering; adhesive bead; biomimic; cell culture; hydrophobic bead; living cell attachment; microchannel; microchannel wall; microfluidic devices; obstacle position; pattern formation; velocity gradient area; Adhesives; Fluid flow; ISO; In vivo; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Optical microscopy; Pattern formation; Tissue engineering; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, 2005. 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8711-2
DOI :
10.1109/MMB.2005.1548419
