Organ‐on‐a‐chip platforms: a convergence of advanced materials, cells, and microscale technologies

S Ahadian, R Civitarese, D Bannerman… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Significant advances in biomaterials, stem cell biology, and microscale technologies have
enabled the fabrication of biologically relevant tissues and organs. Such tissues and organs …

Rational design of microfabricated electroconductive hydrogels for biomedical applications

BW Walker, RP Lara, E Mogadam, CH Yu… - Progress in polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electroconductive hydrogels (ECHs) are highly hydrated three-dimensional (3D) networks
generated through the incorporation of conductive polymers, nanoparticles, and other …

Recent advances in microfluidic cell sorting systems

Y Shen, Y Yalikun, Y Tanaka - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective and high-throughput cell sorting are critical technologies in single cell analysis in
biology, medicine and clinical applications. Especially for single cell analysis requiring high …

Dielectrophoresis for manipulation of micro/nano particles in microfluidic systems

C Zhang, K Khoshmanesh, A Mitchell… - Analytical and …, 2010 - Springer
Dielectrophoretic (DEP) force is exerted when a neutral particle is polarized in a non-uniform
electric field, and depends on the dielectric properties of the particle and the suspending …

Injectable biomaterials for regenerating complex craniofacial tissues

JD Kretlow, S Young, L Klouda, M Wong… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering complex tissues requires a precisely formulated combination of cells,
spatiotemporally released bioactive factors, and a specialized scaffold support system …

Single cell epitaxy by acoustic picolitre droplets

U Demirci, G Montesano - Lab on a Chip, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The capability to encapsulate single to few cells with micrometre precision, high viability,
and controlled directionality via a nozzleless ejection technology using a gentle acoustic …

Organ printing: promises and challenges

V Mironov, V Kasyanov, C Drake… - Regenerative …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Organ printing or biomedical application of rapid prototy**, also defined as additive layer-
by-layer biomanufacturing, is an emerging transforming technology that has potential for …

Gelatin methacrylate as a promising hydrogel for 3D microscale organization and proliferation of dielectrophoretically patterned cells

J Ramón-Azcón, S Ahadian, R Obregón… - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Establishing the 3D microscale organization of cells has numerous practical applications,
such as in determining cell fate (eg, proliferation, migration, differentiation, and apoptosis) …

In situ collagen assembly for integrating microfabricated three-dimensional cell-seeded matrices

BM Gillette, JA Jensen, B Tang, GJ Yang… - Nature materials, 2008 - nature.com
Microscale fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrices (ECMs) can be used
to mimic the often inhomogeneous and anisotropic properties of native tissues,, and to …

Artificial stem cell niches

MP Lutolf, HM Blau - Advanced Materials, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cells are characterized by their dual ability to reproduce themselves (self‐renew) and
specialize (differentiate), yielding a plethora of daughter cells that maintain and regenerate …