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Integrated movable micromechanical structures for sensors and actuators [PDF]
, 1988 Movable pin-joints, gears, springs, cranks, and slider structures with dimensions measured in micrometers have been fabricated using silicon microfabrication technology.
Fan, Long-Sheng +2 more
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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong +4 more
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Microscale adhesion patterns for the precise localization of amoeba [PDF]
, 2008 In order to get a better understanding of amoeba-substrate interactions in the processes of cellular adhesion and directional movement, we engineered glass surfaces with defined local adhesion characteristics at a micrometric scale. Amoeba (Dictyostelium
Chang +16 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A superhydrophobic 3D cell culture platform enables rapid and consistent formation of heterotypic tumor–stroma clusters, and reveals how physiological shear conditions influence metastatic signaling. Mechanical stimulation of cancer‐associated fibroblasts promotes sustained cytokine secretion and survival‐promoting pathways, showing how multicellular ...
Alexandria T. Carter +5 more
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Microfabrication of Nonplanar Polymeric Microfluidics
Micromachines, 2018 For four decades, microfluidics technology has been used in exciting, state-of-the-art applications. This paper reports on a novel fabrication approach in which micromachining is used to create nonplanar, three-dimensional microfluidic chips for ...
Pin-Chuan Chen +2 more
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Micro-evaporators for kinetic exploration of phase diagrams
, 2006 We use pervaporation-based microfluidic devices to concentrate species in aqueous solutions with spatial and temporal control of the process.
A. Myerson +7 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A human microfluidic blood‐brain barrier (mBBB) model enables spatially resolved comparison of nanoparticle trafficking. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), liposomes, and nanoplastics exhibit distinct transport and disruption behaviors, revealing that membrane composition and uptake pathways govern BBB interaction.
Bryan B. Nguyen +9 more
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Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemiresistive Sensors
Sensors, 2017 The development of simple and low-cost chemical sensors is critically important for improving human life. Many types of chemical sensors have been developed.
Ruixian Tang +3 more
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3D Neuro-electronic interface devices for neuromuscular control: Design studies and realisation steps [PDF]
, 1995 In order to design the shape and dimensions of new 3D multi-microelectrode information transducers properly, i. e. adapted to the scale of information delivery to and from peripheral nerve fibres, a number of studies were, and still are, being performed ...
Frieswijk, Theo A. +4 more
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Recapitulating Endochondral Ossification for Bone Repair: From Development to Engineering Strategy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review summarizes the developmental basis of endochondral ossification (ECO) and its applications in bone tissue engineering (BTE). It first outlines the key biological processes and signaling pathways underlying ECO, then discusses biomaterial‐based engineering strategies derived from these principles, and finally highlights future directions for
Yiqi Su +8 more
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