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Stretching Micropatterned Cells on a PDMS Membrane
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2014
This manuscript presents a technique to apply or release forces on adherent cells or tissues using unidirectional stretching.
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PDMS Device Fabrication and Surface Modification
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2007
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Non-plasma Bonding of PDMS for Inexpensive Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices
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2007
In this video we demonstrate how to use the neuron microfluidic device without plasma bonding.
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Microbubble Fabrication of Concave-porosity PDMS Beads
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2015
Procedures used to generate microstructured concave-porosity polydimethylsiloxane beads are presented. Effects of electrolyte concentration and identity within the aqueous phase are particularly emphasized.
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Double Emulsion Generation Using a Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Co-axial Flow Focus Device
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2015
Microfluidic double emulsions generation typically involves devices with patterned wettability or custom-fabricated glass components. Here we describe the fabrication and testing of an all polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) double emulsion generator that does not require surface treatment or complicated fabrication processes, and is capable of producing double emulsions down to 14 µm.
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These patterned features divide the experimental space into defined channels, wells, or chambers, allowing researchers to position culture media, morphogens, and cells or tissues in controlled locations. This spatial organization helps separate or localize developmental cues, making it possible to examine how defined microenvironments influence pattern formation, tissue organization, and cell migration.
Spatially controlled fluidic conditions let researchers provide culture media and morphogens at defined locations rather than relying on an uncontrolled surrounding environment. A PDMS block therefore supports experiments that connect a localized developmental cue with a particular cellular or tissue response, including changes in pattern formation, organization, or migration.
Transparency permits direct imaging of cells, tissues, and embryos within the experimental device. Researchers can consequently observe developmental organization and responses while the sample remains positioned in its controlled microenvironment. This is especially useful when the study requires visual assessment of pattern formation, tissue arrangement, or cell movement.
Preparation begins by casting liquid PDMS against a patterned master, followed by curing to produce the intended solid features. The resulting block can contain channels, wells, or chambers and is then sealed to glass or another material. This workflow converts a designed pattern into a usable microscale environment for biological experiments.
Sealing closes the patterned features so that channels, wells, or chambers can function as defined experimental spaces. Once sealed, the structure can support controlled delivery of culture media, morphogens, and other developmental cues while maintaining a microscale environment suitable for observing cells, tissues, or embryos.
Researchers would use one when they need reproducible control over spatial or fluidic conditions during studies of development. Applications supported by these devices include examining pattern formation, tissue organization, cell migration, and responses to morphogens or mechanical cues. Direct imaging also makes the approach useful for following cellular and embryonic organization within the device.
Experiments can reveal how cells, tissues, or embryos respond to defined combinations of spatial placement, fluidic delivery, morphogens, and mechanical cues. By observing the resulting pattern formation, tissue organization, or migration, researchers can relate developmental outcomes to the controlled microenvironment established by the microscale structure.