Fabric of magnetically actuated microstructure for targeted cell transportation

Author

Sangwon Kim ; Famin Qiu ; Samhwan Kim ; Ghanbari, Ahmad ; Cheil Moon ; Li Zhang ; Nelson, Bradley J. ; Hongsoo Choi

Author_Institution

Daegu Gyeongbuk Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (DGIST), Daegu, South Korea

fYear

2013

fDate

5-8 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

182

Abstract

Here, we present a method for fabrication of full three-dimensional porous microstructures (microscaffolds) using photocurable polymer. The structures were coated with nickel and titanium for magnetic manipulation and biocompatibility, respectively. Fabricated microstructures were controlled by external magnetic fields for remote actuation. Human embryonic kidney 293 cells were cultured in the microstructures to demonstrate their feasibility for cell transportation. The fabricated microstructures described here are suitable for targeted cell transportation platforms.

Keywords

bioMEMS; cellular transport; coating techniques; kidney; magnetic actuators; medical robotics; microactuators; microfabrication; micromanipulators; nickel; optical polymers; patient treatment; porous materials; tissue engineering; titanium; Ni-Ti; biocompatibility; external magnetic fields; full three-dimensional porous microstructure fabrication; human embryonic kidney 293 cells; magnetic manipulation; magnetically actuated microstructure fabrication; microscaffold; nickel; photocurable polymer; remote actuation; targeted cell transportation platforms; titanium; Fabrication; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Three-dimensional displays; Transportation; 3D microstructures; Cell transportation; Magnetic actuation; Microscaffold;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2013 13th IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

ISSN

1944-9399

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0675-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NANO.2013.6720933

Filename

6720933