ArticleMicrosystems & nanoengineering2016
Implementation of soft microfingers for a hMSC aggregate manipulation system.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Force-sensor-integrated soft microfinger for mechanical stimulation and generated force evaluation of zebrafish larvae.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Soft microfingers with flexible tactile sensor using liquid metal for in situ evaluation of cellular spheroid stiffness.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Active tactile sensing of small insect force by a soft microfinger toward microfinger-insect interactions.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Structural Reinforcement Effect of a Flexible Strain Sensor Integrated with Pneumatic Balloon Actuators for Soft Microrobot Fingers.Micromachines · 2021Article
- A comparative review of artificial muscles for microsystem applications.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2021Review
- Facile Fabrication of Thin-Bottom Round-Well Plates Using the Deformation of PDMS Molds and Their Application for Single-Cell PCR.Micromachines · 2020Article
- Flexible Temperature Sensor Integrated with Soft Pneumatic Microactuators for Functional Microfingers.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Laser Cutting as a Rapid Method for Fabricating Thin Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Robots.Soft robotics · 2018Article
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Abstract
This paper describes a pneumatic balloon actuator (PBA) composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for cellular aggregate manipulation. We evaluated the ability of the microdevice to manipulate a tiny and sensitive cellular aggregate without causing serious damage. We used human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) for the cellular aggregate. We describe the design, fabrication, characterization and operation of the soft microfingers to pinch and release a spherical hMSC aggregate (
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