Electron beam fabrication of a microfluidic device for studying submicron-scale bacteria

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Moolman, M Charl ^a   Huang, Zhuangxiong ^a   Krishnan, Sriram Tiruvadi ^a   Kerssemakers, Jacob W J ^a   Dekker, Nynke H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Electron beam lithography; Escherichia coli; Lactococcus lactis; Micro nanofabrication; Microfluidics; Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GROWTH CHANNELS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-NANOFABRICATION;

BOLOMETERS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABRICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICONES;

BACTERIA;

DIMETICONE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SILICON; GOLD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANODEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; ELECTROKYMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTRONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; GOLD; KYMOGRAPHY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROTECHNOLOGY; SILICON; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875914331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14773155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-11-12     Document Type: Article

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