This review describes recent advances in the handling and manipulation of magnetic
particles in microfluidic systems. Starting from the properties of magnetic nanoparticles and …

Since the introduction of the concept of Micro Total Analysis System or µTAS in 1990, 1 the
interest in and impact of such devices, also called lab-on-a-chip or miniaturized analysis …

Magnetic sorting using magnetic beads has become a routine methodology for the
separation of key cell populations from biological suspensions. Due to the inherent ability of …

Tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are beginning to achieve clinical success and
hold promise as a source of grafting material when donor grafts are unsuitable or …

Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits of cell seeding in the construction of tissue-
engineered vascular grafts (TEVG). However, seeding methods are diverse and no method …

A straightforward technique to align thin collagen gels is presented. This technique requires
only collagen solution, surface-modified magnetic beads, a small magnet, and an incubator …

Due to the lack of success in small-diameter (< 6 mm) prosthetic vascular grafts, a variety of
strategies have evolved utilizing a tissue-engineering approach. Much of this work has …

Micropatterned cellular co-cultures were fabricated using three major extracellular matrix
components: hyaluronic acid (HA), fibronectin (FN) and collagen. To fabricate co-cultures …

Adherent cells, cell sheets, and spheroids were harvested noninvasively from a culture
surface by means of electrochemical desorption of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of …

Biomineralization is an elaborate process that produces complex nano-structures consisting
of organic and inorganic components of uniform size and highly ordered morphology that …