Nanotopography-guided tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

HN Kim, A Jiao, NS Hwang, MS Kim, DH Kim… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
Human tissues are intricate ensembles of multiple cell types embedded in complex and well-
defined structures of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The organization of ECM is frequently …

Patterning methods for polymers in cell and tissue engineering

HN Kim, DH Kang, MS Kim, A Jiao, DH Kim… - Annals of biomedical …, 2012 - Springer
Polymers provide a versatile platform for mimicking various aspects of physiological
extracellular matrix properties such as chemical composition, rigidity, and topography for …

In vitro modeling of the microvascular occlusion and thrombosis that occur in hematologic diseases using microfluidic technology

M Tsai, A Kita, J Leach, R Rounsevell, JN Huang… - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - jci.org
In hematologic diseases, such as sickle cell disease (SCD) and hemolytic uremic syndrome
(HUS), pathological biophysical interactions among blood cells, endothelial cells, and …

Non-planar PDMS microfluidic channels and actuators: A review

Y Hwang, RN Candler - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This review examines the state of the art for manufacturing non-planar miniature channels
and actuators from PDMS, where non-planar structures are defined here as those beyond …

Surface modification of polymers by reduction of diazonium salts: polymethylmethacrylate as an example

MM Chehimi, A Lamouri, M Picot… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper describes the grafting of diazonium salts on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a
polymer of wide use. Diazonium salts have been grafted by reduction with …

Fabrication of a circular PDMS microchannel for constructing a three-dimensional endothelial cell layer

JS Choi, Y Piao, TS Seo - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2013 - Springer
We describe a simple and efficient fabrication method for generating microfluidic channels
with a circular cross-sectional geometry by exploiting the reflow phenomenon of a thick …

Rapid, low-cost fabrication of circular microchannels by air expansion into partially cured polymer

TQ Nguyen, WT Park - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reports a simple fabrication process for microfluidic channels with circular cross-
sectional shapes using a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) master and thermal air expansion …

Sucrose-based fabrication of 3D-networked, cylindrical microfluidic channels for rapid prototy** of lab-on-a-chip and vaso-mimetic devices

J Lee, J Paek, J Kim - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a new fabrication scheme for 3D-networked, cylindrical microfluidic (MF)
channels based on sha**, bonding, and assembly of sucrose fibers. It is a simple …

Meniscus induced self organization of multiple deep concave wells in a microchannel for embryoid bodies generation

GS Jeong, Y Jun, JH Song, SH Shin, SH Lee - Lab on a chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have attracted great interest in the fields of tissue engineering,
regenerative medicine, and organogenesis for their pluripotency and ability to self-renew …