A simple microfluidic system for patterning populations of neurons on silicon micromachined substrates

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-44

  Martinoia, Sergio ^a   Bove, Marco ^a   Tedesco, Mariateresa ^a   Margesin, Benno ^b   Grattarola, Massimo ^a  

^a Bioelectronics N   (Italy)

^b ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microfluidic system; Nerve guidance; Patterned neuronal networks; Silicon micromachined substrates; Spinal cord neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL POPULATION; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL SEPARATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; NEURONS; POLYLYSINE; SILICON; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033082381     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00154-X     Document Type: Article

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