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ArticleBiomicrofluidics2014

An electrostatic microwell-based biochip for phytoplanktonic cell trapping.

Panwong Kuntanawat, Jirapat Ruenin, Rungrueang Phatthanakun, Phongsakorn Kunhorm, Werasak Surareungchai, Sompong Sukprasong, Nimit Chomnawang

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Article in Biomicrofluidics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Panwong Kuntanawat
Jirapat RueninBiological Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi , 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand.
Rungrueang PhatthanakunBeamline 6a: Deep X-ray lithography (DXL), The Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization) , Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
Phongsakorn KunhormSchool of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bangkhuntien) , 49 Soi Thian Thale 25, Bangkhunthian-Chaithale, Bangkok 10150, Thailand.
Werasak SurareungchaiSchool of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bangkhuntien) , 49 Soi Thian Thale 25, Bangkhunthian-Chaithale, Bangkok 10150, Thailand.
Sompong SukprasongSchool of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology , Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
Nimit ChomnawangSchool of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology , Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi · THSuranaree University of Technology · THSynchrotron Light Research Institute · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A simple microwell-based microfluidic chip for microalgal cells trapping was fabricated. An electrostaticcell trapping mechanism, enabled by a positively charged glass surface, was used. The chip was capable of capturing multiple algal cell types. In the case of filamentous Spirulina platensis, we observed single filament occupancy of up to ∼30% available wells, as high as some previously proposed methods. Captured filaments were not of any preferential size, suggesting well randomized cell trapping. It was found that the electrostatic attraction did not affect the cell growth. Total replacement of liquid inside the wells could be achieved by pumping new solutions via the inlet, making single cell experiments in controlled chemical conditions possible. After the top layer of the chip was removed, cells in the wells could be simply transferred using a micropipette, turning the chip into a platform for strain selection.

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biological techniquesbioMEMScellular biophysicslab-on-a-chipmicrofabricationmicrofluidicsmicroorganisms

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PMID25379069
PMCPMC4162410
OpenAlexW2049515571

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