Microfluidic chamber with active suction ports for localized chemical stimulation of brain slices

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 304-307

  Tang, Y Tanye ^a   Kim, Jichul ^a   Lopez Valdes, Hector ^b   Brennan, K C ^b   Ju, Y Sungtaek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SLICES; CHEMICAL STIMULATION; CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; INJECTION PORTS; MICROFLUIDIC CHAMBERS; NEUROMODULATORS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS; SOFT-LITHOGRAPHY; SUCTION PORT;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDICS; POTASSIUM; REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

LITHOGRAPHY;

EID: 77952783390     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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