Deep wells integrated with microfluidic valves for stable docking and storage of cells

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-164

  Jang, Yun Ho ^a,b   Kwon, Cheong Hoon ^a,b   Kim, Sang Bok ^a,b   Selimović, šeila ^a,b   Sim, Woo Young ^a,b   Bae, Hojae ^a,b   Khademhosseini, Ali ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell docking; Deep wells; Microfluidic valves; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

CELL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED FLOW; DEEP WELLS; EXTERNAL FLOW; MICROFLUIDIC VALVES; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; ON CHIPS; SHALLOW WELLS; WELL DEPTH;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CELLS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DEEP OIL WELL DRILLING; DOCKING; MICROFLUIDICS; SHEAR FLOW; VALVES (MECHANICAL); WELLS;

CYTOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL VIABILITY; DEEP WELL; FLOW RATE; MICROFLUIDIC VALVE; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLECULAR DOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALVE; WATER SUPPLY;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 79551636090     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201000394     Document Type: Article

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