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ArticleAnnals of biomedical engineering2013

A topographically modified substrate-embedded MEA for directed myotube formation at electrode contact sites.

Christopher G Langhammer, Melinda K Kutzing, Vincent Luo, Jeffrey D Zahn, Bonnie L Firestein

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Article in Annals of biomedical engineering, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher G LanghammerDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8082, USA.
Melinda K Kutzing
Vincent Luo
Jeffrey D Zahn
Bonnie L Firestein
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

UMDNJ TRAINING GRANT IN BIOTECHNOLOGYT32GM008339 · NIGMS · RUTGERS THE ST UNIV OF NJ NEW BRUNSWICK · PI YARMUSH, MARTIN L · 1989 to 2019
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NIGMS NIH HHS 5T32GM008339NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myoblast fusion into functionally distinct myotubes, and their subsequent integration with the nervous system, is a poorly understood phenomenon with important applications in basic science research, skeletal muscle tissue engineering, and cell-based biosensor development. We have previously demonstrated the ability of microelectrode arrays (MEAs) to record the extracellular action potentials of myotubes, and we have shown that this information reveals the presence of multiple, electrophysiologically independent myotubes even in unstructured cultures where there is extensive physical contact between cells (Langhammer et al., Biotechnol Prog 27:891-895, 2011). In this paper, we explore the ability of microscale topographical trenches to guide the myoblast alignment and fusion processes and use our findings to create a substrate-embedded MEA containing topographical trenches that are able to direct myotube contractility to specific locations. By combining substrate-embedded MEA technology with topographical patterns, we have developed a lab-on-a-chip test bed for the non-invasive examination of myotubes.

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AnimalsDimethylpolysiloxanesFemaleMicroelectrodesMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMyoblastsPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyDimethylpolysiloxanes

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PMID22956161
PMCPMC3816097
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