TY - GEN
T1 - ECM-Based Gradient Generator for Tunable Surface Environment by Interstitial Flow
AU - Shimizu, Azusa
AU - Goh, Wei H.
AU - Karyappa, Rahul B.
AU - Hashiomoto, Michinao
AU - Onoe, Hiroaki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was partly supported by Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research (B) (19H04440) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan, and the research grant from Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre (DManD) at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) (RGDM1620503).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - We present an extracellular matrix(ECM)-based microfluidic device that creates a spatial chemical gradient by interstitial flow. Cells located on surfaces of ECM, such as vascular and skin tissues, are influenced by external factors, including interstitial flows, but few methods have been available to recapitulate such conditions. To address this gap, we developed a microfluidic device that can expose cells cultured on the surface of ECM to a continuous concentration gradient created by the interstitial flow. With a 3D printed water-soluble sacrificial mold, we readily fabricated ECM-based microfluidic devices embedding micromixers and a gradient generator. ECM mimicked the permeability of in vivo environments. Our device will serve as a platform to study cellular phenomena occurring on the surface of ECM, such as vascularization and migration of cancer cells.
AB - We present an extracellular matrix(ECM)-based microfluidic device that creates a spatial chemical gradient by interstitial flow. Cells located on surfaces of ECM, such as vascular and skin tissues, are influenced by external factors, including interstitial flows, but few methods have been available to recapitulate such conditions. To address this gap, we developed a microfluidic device that can expose cells cultured on the surface of ECM to a continuous concentration gradient created by the interstitial flow. With a 3D printed water-soluble sacrificial mold, we readily fabricated ECM-based microfluidic devices embedding micromixers and a gradient generator. ECM mimicked the permeability of in vivo environments. Our device will serve as a platform to study cellular phenomena occurring on the surface of ECM, such as vascularization and migration of cancer cells.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Gradient surface
KW - Hydrogel
KW - Interstitial flow
KW - Microfluidics
KW - Sacrificial molding
KW - Tissue engineering
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U2 - 10.1109/MEMS46641.2020.9056188
DO - 10.1109/MEMS46641.2020.9056188
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85083190930
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 122
EP - 124
BT - 33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
Y2 - 18 January 2020 through 22 January 2020
ER -