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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2016

Seamless Combination of Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting and Hanging-Drop Networks for Individual Handling and Culturing of Stem Cells and Microtissue Spheroids.

Axel Birchler, Mischa Berger, Verena Jäggin, Telma Lopes, Martin Etzrodt, Patrick Mark Misun, Maria Pena-Francesch, Timm Schroeder, Andreas Hierlemann, Olivier Frey

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Microfluidic tools for lipid production and modification: a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019
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  6. Fabrication and Operation of Microfluidic Hanging-Drop Networks.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Axel BirchlerETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Mischa BergerETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Verena JägginETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Single Cell Facility, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Telma LopesETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Single Cell Facility, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Martin EtzrodtETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Cell Systems Dynamics Group, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Patrick Mark MisunETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Maria Pena-FranceschETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Timm SchroederETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Cell Systems Dynamics Group, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Andreas HierlemannETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Olivier FreyETH Zurich , Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.

Funding

European Research Council 267351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Open microfluidic cell culturing devices offer new possibilities to simplify loading, culturing, and harvesting of individual cells or microtissues due to the fact that liquids and cells/microtissues are directly accessible. We present a complete workflow for microfluidic handling and culturing of individual cells and microtissue spheroids, which is based on the hanging-drop network concept: The open microfluidic devices are seamlessly combined with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), so that individual cells, including stem cells, can be directly sorted into specified culturing compartments in a fully automated way and at high accuracy. Moreover, already assembled microtissue spheroids can be loaded into the microfluidic structures by using a conventional pipet. Cell and microtissue culturing is then performed in hanging drops under controlled perfusion. On-chip drop size control measures were applied to stabilize the system. Cells and microtissue spheroids can be retrieved from the chip by using a parallelized transfer method. The presented methodology holds great promise for combinatorial screening of stem-cell and multicellular-spheroid cultures.

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Cell Culture TechniquesFlow CytometryMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesHCT116 CellsHumansParticle SizeSpheroids, CellularStem Cells

Identifiers

PMID26694967
PMCPMC7610554

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