Microfluidic spinning of grooved microfiber for guided neuronal cell culture using surface tension mediated grooved round channel

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 291-296

  Jeong, Gi Seok ^a   Lee, Sang Hoon ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Grooved microfiber; neuronal cell guiding; PDMS droplet; Round channel; surface tension

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; FABRICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; NEURONS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SPINNING (FIBERS); SURFACE TENSION;

COMPLEX PROCEDURE; MICRO-FIBER; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; NEURONAL CELL; NEURONAL CELL CULTURE; PATTERNED STRUCTURE; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS; ROUND CHANNEL;

CYTOLOGY;

LAMININ; NANOFIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; FIBER; FLOW RATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84925852508     PISSN: 17382696     EISSN: 22125469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13770-014-0046-3     Document Type: Article

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