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Description: Learn microfluidic device fabrication with groove patterns for studying cellular behavior and cell docking. This method enables precise manipulation of cell interactions in low shear stress environments.

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A. Microfabrication of the microfluidic device
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<li>4-inch Si wafer is treated with reactive oxygen plasma (5 min at 30W, Harrick Scientific, NY).</li>
<li>Negative photoresist (SU-8 2015, Microchem, MA) is spin-coated at 900 rpm for 1 min on a Si wafer.</li>
<li>The wafer is soft baked at 95°C for 6 min on a hotplate and is exposed to UV light (200W) for 4 min through a mask film containing microchannels.</li>
<li>The wafer is post baked at 95°C for 6 min and is developed using SU-8 photoresist developer.</li>
<li>The photoresist patterned wafer containing microchannels is placed in a Petri-dish. </li>
<li>Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) (Sylgard 184) molds are fabricated by mixing silicone elastomer and curing agent (10:1 ratio). </li>
<li>The PDMS mixture is poured onto the Si master mold and is placed on a vacuum desiccator to remove bubbles.</li>
<li>PDMS is cured at 70°C for 1~2 hours. </li>
<li>PDMS molds are then peeled off from the Si master mold. </li>
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B. Assembling the device
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<li>40 µm thick top fluidic channels and 40 µm thick bottom microgrooved channels (25, 50, 75, and 100 μm wide) are obtained from two different Si master molds.</li>
<li>Channel inlet and outlet of the fluidic device are punched.</li>
<li>Fluidic channels and microgroove channels are irreversibly bonded by the reactive oxygen plasma (5 min at 30W, Harrick Scientific, NY).</li>
<li>Extracellular matrix (ECM) (i.e. fibronectin) is coated inside microfluidic device for 1 hour in incubator (37°C).</li>
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C. Cell seeding and experimental setup
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<li>NIH-3T3 mouse fibroblasts are cultured in a tissue culture flask using Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Media (DMEM) containing 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). </li>
<li>Cells are trypsinized and dissociated. </li>
<li>Dissociated cells are loaded into the microgroove channels at the cell density of 3×106 cells/ml (Figure 1). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/270_2008_8_24_3/270_Figure-01.png" alt="Microfluidic cell culture; bonding, ECM coating, cell seeding steps; diagram for tissue engineering." width="191" height="300" data-altupdatedat="1787630408000" data-alt="Figure 1">     Figure 1 </li>
<li>2 mL media, 100 mM H2O2, and apoptosis assay (20 µL Annexin V and 40 µL propidium iodide, Invitrogen, CA) are infused into a channel using a syringe pump (1 µl/min).</li>
<li>Cells are real-time monitored by using an inverted microscope (Nikon TE 2000). </li>
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<ol><li>Chung, B. G., Park, J. W., Hu, J. S., Huang, C., Monuki, E. S., Jeon, N. L. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=((A+hybrid+microfluidic-vacuum+device+for+interfacing+with+conventional+cell+culture+platform%5BTitle%5D)+AND+%22BMC+Biotechnol%22%5BJournal%5D)">A hybrid microfluidic-vacuum device for interfacing with conventional cell culture platform.</a> BMC Biotechnol. 7, (2007).</li>
<li>Khademhosseini, A., Yeh, J., Eng, G., Karp, J., Kaji, H., Borenstein, J., Farokhzad, O. C., Langer, R. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=((Cell+docking+inside+microwells+within+reversibly+sealed+microfluidic+channels+for+fabricating+multiphenotype+cell+arrays%5BTitle%5D)+AND+%22Lab+Chip%22%5BJournal%5D)">Cell docking inside microwells within reversibly sealed microfluidic channels for fabricating multiphenotype cell arrays.</a> Lab Chip. 5, 1380-1386 (2005).</li>
<li>Whittemore, E. R., Loo, D. T., Watt, J. A., Cotman, C. W. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=((A+detailed+analysis+of+hydrogen+peroxide-induced+cell+death+in+primary+neuronal+culture%5BTitle%5D)+AND+%22Neuroscience%22%5BJournal%5D)">A detailed analysis of hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in primary neuronal culture.</a> Neuroscience. 67, 921-932 (1995).</li>
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Cells were immobilized and patterned within microgrooved substrates in a microfluidic device. The apoptosis process of cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide was observed in real-time and analyzed by using Annexin V and propidium iodide. Thus, this microfluidic device containing microgroove channels could be useful for high-throughput drug screening.

<table><tbody><tr><td>PDMS</td><td>Reagent</td><td>K.R. Anderson Co.</td><td>2065622</td><td>Poly(dimethylsiloxane), Dow Corning Sylgard 184 (8.6 lb)</td></tr><tr><td>DMEM</td><td>medium</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>11965</td><td>Dulbecco&amp;rsquo;s Modified Eagle&amp;rsquo;s Media </td></tr><tr><td>FBS</td><td>serum</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>10082-147</td><td>Fetal Bovine Serum</td></tr><tr><td>Hydrogen peroxide</td><td>Reagent</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>H1009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apoptosis assay</td><td></td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>V13242</td><td>Annexin A, propidium iodide</td></tr><tr><td>Negative photoresist </td><td></td><td>MicroChem Corp.</td><td>SU-8 2015</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Si wafer </td><td>Tool</td><td></td><td></td><td>4 inch silicone wafer</td></tr><tr><td>Reactive oxygen plasma </td><td>Reagent</td><td>Harrick Scientific Products, Inc.</td><td></td><td>treat wafer 5 min at 30W</td></tr><tr><td>inverted microscope </td><td>Tool</td><td>Nikon Instruments</td><td>TE 2000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

a microfluidic device with groove patterns for studying cellular behavior

A Microfluidic Device with Groove Patterns for Studying Cellular Behavior

We describe a microfluidic device with microgrooved patterns for studying cellular behavior. This microfluidic platform consists of a top fluidic channel and a bottom microgrooved substrate. To fabricate the microgrooved channels, a top poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) mold containing the impression of the microfluidic channels was aligned and bonded to a microgrooved substrate. Using this device, mouse fibroblast cells were immobilized and patterned within microgrooved substrates (25, 50, 75, and 100 &mu;m wide). To study apoptosis in a microfluidic device, media containing hydrogen peroxide, Annexin V, and propidium iodide was perfused into the fluidic channel for 2 hours. We found that cells exposed to the oxidative stress became apoptotic. These apoptotic cells were confirmed by Annexin V that bound to phosphatidylserine at the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane during the apoptosis process. Using this microfluidic device with microgrooved patterns, the apoptosis process was observed in real-time and analyzed by using an inverted microscope containing an incubation chamber (37&deg;C, 5% CO2). Therefore, this microfluidic device incorporated with microgrooved substrates could be useful for studying the cellular behavior and performing high-throughput drug screening.

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