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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2019

On-Demand Coalescence and Splitting of Liquid Marbles and Their Bioapplications.

Ben Wang, Kai Fung Chan, Fengtong Ji, Qianqian Wang, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Zhiguang Guo, Li Zhang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Ben WangDepartment of Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Kai Fung ChanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Fengtong JiDepartment of Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Qianqian WangDepartment of Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Philip Wai Yan ChiuChow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Zhiguang GuoState Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Science Lanzhou 730000 China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1152-8962

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coalescence and splitting of liquid marbles (LMs) are critical for the mixture of precise amount precursors and removal of the wastes in the microliter range. Here, the coalescence and splitting of LMs are realized by a simple gravity-driven impact method and the two processes are systematically investigated to obtain the optimal parameters. The formation, coalescence, and splitting of LMs can be realized on-demand with a designed channel box. By selecting the functional channels on the device, gravity-based fusion and splitting of LMs are performed to mix medium/drugs and remove spent culture medium in a precise manner, thus ensuring that the microenvironment of the cells is maintained under optimal conditions. The LM-based 3D stem cell spheroids are demonstrated to possess an approximately threefold of cell viability compared with the conventional spheroid obtained from nonadhesive plates. Delivery of the cell spheroid to a hydrophilic surface results in the in situ respreading of cells and gradual formation of typical 2D cell morphology, which offers the possibility for such spheroid-based stem cell delivery in regenerative medicine.

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laboratory automationliquid marblesmanipulationminiature bioreactorsnanoparticles

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PMID31131188
PMCPMC6523389

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