Oriented and vectorial patterning of cardiac myocytes using a microfluidic dielectrophoresis chip - Towards engineered cardiac tissue with controlled macroscopic anisotropy

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1483-1491

  Yang, Mo ^a   Lim, Chee Chew ^b   Liao, Ronglih ^c   Zhang, Xin ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Cardiac myocytes; Dielectrophoresis (DEP); Electro orientation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; TISSUE;

CARDIAC MYOCYTES; CELL ORIENTATION; DIELECTROPHORESIS; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 33845526761     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.883530     Document Type: Article

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