A droplet-based microfluidic device for long-term culture and longitudinal observation of Caenorhabditis elegans

Biochip Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-205

  Ying, Dawei ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a,b   Li, Naipeng ^a,c   Ai, Xiaoni ^a   Liang, Qionglin ^a   Wang, Yiming ^a   Luo, Guoan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c LIAONING UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Chip; Droplet; Lifespan; Long term culture; Microfluidic

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHIP; CLAMP STRUCTURE; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; LIFE SPAN; LONG-TERM CULTURE; LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH; SEPARATE CHAMBER;

DROPS;

DIMETICONE; OIL; WATER;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEATH; ENCAPSULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAVITY; GRAVITY ACTUATED CONTROL SYSTEM; HYDROPHILICITY; LARVAL STAGE; LIFESPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; WORM;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84867002645     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-012-6301-6     Document Type: Article

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