Development of an integrated microfluidic perfusion cell culture system for real-time microscopic observation of biological cells

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 8395-8411

  Lin, Jr Lung ^a   Wang, Shih Siou ^b   Wu, Min Hsien ^b   Oh Yang, Chih Chin ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell culture; ITO glass; Microfluidics; Microheaters; Micropumps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 80053183044     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110908395     Document Type: Article

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