Wound Healing Assays in Well Plate—Coupled Microfluidic Devices with Controlled Parallel Flow

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Conant, Carolyn G ^a   Nevill, J Tanner ^a   Schwartz, Michael ^a   Ionescu Zanetti, Cristian ^a  

^a Fluxion Biosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

live cell assay; microfluidic; parallel laminar flow; wound healing

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; BASIC RESEARCH; BRIGHT-FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL ASSAYS; CELL BIOLOGY; CELL MONOLAYERS; CELLULAR REACTIONS; CUSTOMIZED SOFTWARE; CYTOSOLIC; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG SAFETY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LIVE-CELL ASSAY; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PARALLEL FLOWS; PARALLEL LAMINAR FLOW; REAL TIME; SCALING-UP; THROUGHPUT SCREENING; WELL PLATES; WOUND HEALING;

ASSAYS; CYTOLOGY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; MONOLAYERS;

SAFETY TESTING;

CYTOCHALASIN D; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; LAB ON A CHIP; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 72649089042     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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