Development of a Multiplexed Microfluidic Platform for the Automated Cultivation of Embryonic Stem Cells

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 519-529

  Reichen, Marcel ^a,b   Veraitch, Farlan Singh ^a   Szita, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioprocess microfluidics; microfabricated culture device; multiplexing; stem cell culture

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESSES; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENT PRESSURES; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS; MICROFABRICATED; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS;

EXPERIMENTS; FLOW RATE; MICROFABRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTIPLEXING; PUMPS; STEM CELLS;

CELL CULTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAMERA; COOLING; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FILTER; FLOW RATE; FLOWMETER; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; INCUBATOR; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PUMP; THERMISTOR;

BIOPROCESS MICROFLUIDICS; MICROFABRICATED CULTURE DEVICE; MULTIPLEXING; STEM CELL CULTURE;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; MICE; MICROFLUIDICS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84887531869     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068213499917     Document Type: Article

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