Cell multiplication and movement analysis of swimming Euglena confined in a flow-isolated microaquarium

K. Ozasa*, J. Lee, S. Song, M. Maeda

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Abstract

We developed a new microchip for cell culture, in which the space for cell culture was isolated from two bypass microfluidic channels for culture medium supply. The chemicals of culture medium permeate from the bypass channels into the flow-isolated micro-aquarium through porous poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) walls. The multiplication of swimming microorganism (Euglena gracilis) from one single cell has been achieved with long-term cell culture more than one month. Unlike other conventional cell-culture microchips, where cells are located in the flow of culture medium, our device is advantageous to culture non-adherent cells including circulating tumor cells, with analyzing cell division, cell movement, or cell differentiation, under fresh culture medium supply.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages497-499
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9780979806476
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 - San Antonio, United States
Duration: Oct 26 2014Oct 30 2014

Publication series

Name18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio
Period10/26/1410/30/14

Keywords

  • Cell multiplication
  • Euglena gracilis
  • Micro-aquarium
  • PDMS

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering

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