Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for cell-to-cell interaction studies

M Rothbauer, H Zirath, P Ertl - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic cell cultures are ideally positioned to become the next generation of in vitro
diagnostic tools for biomedical research, where key biological processes such as cell …

Cell-based biosensors and their application in biomedicine

Q Liu, C Wu, H Cai, N Hu, J Zhou, P Wang - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
A biosensor is an analytical device that can be used for detecting analytes and combines a
biological component with a physicochemical detecting transducer. In recent years …

Active pixel sensor array for high spatio-temporal resolution electrophysiological recordings from single cell to large scale neuronal networks

L Berdondini, K Imfeld, A Maccione, M Tedesco… - Lab on a Chip, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents a chip-based electrophysiological platform enabling the study of micro-
and macro-circuitry in in-vitro neuronal preparations. The approach is based on a 64× 64 …

Printed microelectrode arrays on soft materials: from PDMS to hydrogels

N Adly, S Weidlich, S Seyock, F Brings… - npj flexible …, 2018 - nature.com
Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) provide promising opportunities to study electrical signals in
neuronal and cardiac cell networks, restore sensory function, or treat disorders of the …

Functional characterization of human pluripotent stem cell-derived models of the brain with microelectrode arrays

A Pelkonen, C Pistono, P Klecki, M Gómez-Budia… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived neuron cultures have emerged as models of
electrical activity in the human brain. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) measure changes in the …

Network dynamics and synchronous activity in cultured cortical neurons

M Chiappalone, A Vato, L Berdondini… - … journal of neural …, 2007 - World Scientific
Neurons extracted from specific areas of the Central Nervous System (CNS), such as the
hippocampus, the cortex and the spinal cord, can be cultured in vitro and coupled with a …

Functional connectivity in in vitro neuronal assemblies

D Poli, VP Pastore, P Massobrio - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Complex network topologies represent the necessary substrate to support complex brain
functions. In this work, we reviewed in vitro neuronal networks coupled to Micro-Electrode …

Novel MEA platform with PDMS microtunnels enables the detection of action potential propagation from isolated axons in culture

BJ Dworak, BC Wheeler - Lab on a Chip, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigated a novel multi-electrode-array (MEA) design capable of long-term and
highly selective recordings of axonal signals using PDMS microtunnels. We successfully …

Development of in vitro 2D and 3D microelectrode arrays and their role in advancing biomedical research

CM Didier, A Kundu, D DeRoo… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of microelectrode arrays (MEAs) along with complementary advances in
electronics, mechanics and software to connect with these arrays has led to the in vitro …

Emergent functional properties of neuronal networks with controlled topology

E Marconi, T Nieus, A Maccione, P Valente, A Simi… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The interplay between anatomical connectivity and dynamics in neural networks plays a key
role in the functional properties of the brain and in the associated connectivity changes …