Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17713624›Full record

ArticleLab on a chip2007

Flow characterization of a microfluidic device to selectively and reliably apply reagents to a cellular network.

Michael F Santillo, Imee G Arcibal, Andrew G Ewing

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Article in Lab on a chip, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Compartmentalized Microfluidic Platforms: The Unrivaled Breakthrough of In Vitro Tools for Neurobiological Research.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Michael F SantilloDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Imee G Arcibal
Andrew G Ewing

Funding

Microfluidic Systems to Address Networks of NeuronsR01GM072432 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI EWING, ANDREW G · 2006 to 2009
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM07243NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM072432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A three-dimensional microfluidic device has been successfully fabricated and the flow streams characterized for eventual use in studying communication in an in vitro network of nerve cells. The microfluidic system is composed of two layers of channels: a lower layer for the delivery of pharmacological solutions and an upper layer of channels used to direct the flow of the pharmacological solution streams and perfuse the cells with media and nutrients. Flow profiles have been characterized with computational fluid dynamics simulations, confocal fluorescence microscopy, and carbon-fiber amperometry, which have been used to map changes in flow profiles at different bulk flow rates. Ultimately, the microfluidic system and incorporated cell network will show how networked neurons adapt, compensate, and recover after being exposed to different chemical compounds.

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Computer-Aided DesignCell Culture TechniquesEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisFlow Injection AnalysisIndicators and ReagentsMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesIndicators and Reagents

Identifiers

PMID17713624
PMCPMC2663902

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