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Gravity-Based Precise Cell Manipulation System Enhanced by In-Phase Mechanism

Micromachines, 2016
This paper proposes a gravity-based system capable of generating high-resolution pressure for precise cell manipulation or evaluation in a microfluidic channel.
Koji Mizoue, Manh Hao Phan, Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai, Makoto Kaneko, Junsu Kang, Wan Kyun Chung   +5 more
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Yeast nuclear envelope subdomains with distinct abilities to resist membrane expansion [PDF]

, 2006
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Cohen-Fix, Orna, Campbell, Joseph L., Lorenz, Alexander, Witkin, Keren L., Hays, Thomas, Loidl, Joseph   +5 more
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Electric and Electrochemical Microfluidic Devices for Cell Analysis

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
Microfluidic devices are widely used for cell analysis, including applications for single-cell analysis, healthcare, environmental monitoring, and organs-on-a-chip that mimic organs in microfluidics.
Kaoru Hiramoto, Kosuke Ino, Yuji Nashimoto, Yuji Nashimoto, Kentaro Ito, Hitoshi Shiku   +5 more
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Microgripper Using Soft Microactuators for Manipulation of Living Cells

Micromachines, 2022
We present a microgripper actuated by a soft microactuator for manipulating a single living cell. Soft actuators have attracted attention in recent years because their compliance which can adapt to soft targets.
Shunnosuke Kodera, Tomoki Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Yokoyama, Takeshi Hayakawa   +3 more
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Leishmania manipulation of sand fly feeding behavior results in enhanced transmission [PDF]

, 2007
In nature the prevalence of Leishmania infection in whole sand fly populations can be very low (
Rogers, Matthew E, Rogers Matthew E, Bates, Paul, Matthew E. Rogers, Matthew E Rogers, Bates, Paul A, Paul A Bates, Rogers, Matthew E., Bates Paul A, Paul A. Bates   +9 more
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A Single Cell Extraction Chip Using Vibration-Induced Whirling Flow and a Thermo-Responsive Gel Pattern

Micromachines, 2014
We propose a single cell extraction chip with an open structure, which utilizes vibration-induced whirling flow and a single cell catcher. By applying a circular vibration to a micropillar array spiral pattern, a whirling flow is induced around the ...
Takeshi Hayakawa, Shinya Sakuma, Takeshi Fukuhara, Yoshiyuki Yokoyama, Fumihito Arai   +4 more
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Femtosecond Laser Fabrication of Microporous Membranes for Biological Applications

Micromachines, 2022
The possibility of fabricating micrometric pore size membranes is gaining great interest in many applications, from studying cell signaling, to filtration.
Annalisa Volpe, Filippo Maria Conte Capodacqua, Valeria Garzarelli, Elisabetta Primiceri, Maria Serena Chiriacò, Caterina Gaudiuso, Francesco Ferrara, Antonio Ancona   +7 more
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Multi-scale modelling of the dynamics of cell colonies : insights into cell-adhesion forces and cancer invasion from in silico simulations [PDF]

, 2015
Studying the biophysical interactions between cells is crucial to understanding how normal tissue develops, how it is structured and also when malfunctions occur.
Ramis-Conde, Ignacio, Chaplain, Mark A. J., Schluter, Daniela K., Schlueter, Daniela K.   +3 more
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Cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell (CALEC) transplantation for limbal stem cell deficiency: a phase I/II clinical trial of the first xenobiotic-free, serum-free, antibiotic-free manufacturing protocol developed in the US

Nature Communications
We developed a two-stage manufacturing process utilizing cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (CALEC), the first xenobiotic-free, serum-free, antibiotic-free protocol developed in the United States, to treat blindness caused by unilateral limbal
Ula V. Jurkunas, Aaron R. Kaufman, Jia Yin, Allison Ayala, Maureen Maguire, Lassana Samarakoon, Lynette K. Johns, Mohit Parekh, Sanming Li, Alex Gauthier, Helene Negre, Kit L. Shaw, Diego E. Hernandez Rodriguez, Heather Daley, Reza Dana, Myriam Armant, Jerome Ritz   +16 more
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Geometry-Dependent Efficiency of Dean-Flow Affected Lateral Particle Focusing and Separation in Periodically Inhomogeneous Microfluidic Channels

Sensors, 2022
In this study, inertial focusing phenomenon was investigated, which can be used as a passive method for sample preparation and target manipulation in case of particulate suspensions.
Anita Bányai, Eszter Leelőssyné Tóth, Máté Varga, Péter Fürjes   +3 more
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