A PDMS microfluidic system with poly(ethylene glycol)/SU-8 based apertures for planar whole cell-patch-clamp recordings

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-225

  Xu, Baojian ^a   Liu, Zongbin ^a   Lee, Yi Kuen ^b   Mak, Arthur ^a   Yang, Mo ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Micromolding; Patch clamp; Poly(ethylene glycol); Whole cell current recording

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; CELL MANIPULATION; ELECTRODE FABRICATION; ELECTRODE SOLUTIONS; HELA CELL; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICROFABRICATED; MICROMOLDING; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; PATCH-CLAMP; PDMS MOLDS; PLANAR PATCH; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; THERMAL CURING; TWO-STEP PROCESS; UV LIGHT CURING; WEIGHT RATIOS; WHOLE CELL;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CURING; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FABRICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMACHINING; MOLDING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 79952533472     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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