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Microtiter Dish Biofilm Formation Assay
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2011
The assay describes a rapid means to measure early biofilm formation in bacteria and fungi. This method uses a microtiter plate as the substratum for microbial biofilm formation, and the biofilm is visualized using crystal violet strain. The assay provides either a qualitative or quantitative assay for early biofilm formation.
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Preparation of Collagen-Coated Compartmented Culture Dishes for Neuronal Cell Culture
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2025
This video demonstrates constructing a three-compartment cell culture system using collagen and non-reactive grease. This system is used to observe interactions between glioma cells and axons in real-time.
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Fabrication of Amperometric Electrodes
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2009
This protocol describes how to generate carbon fiber electrodes. The electrodes are subsequently used to detect catecholamine release from vesicles with carbon fiber amperometry.
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Fabricating Nanogaps by Nanoskiving
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2013
The fabrication of electrically addressable, high-aspect-ratio (> 1000:1) metal nanowires separated by gaps of single nanometers using either sacrificial layers of aluminum and silver or self-assembled monolayers as templates is described. These nanogap structures are fabricated without a clean room or any photo- or electron-beam lithographic processes by a form of edge lithography known as nanoskiving.
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Procedure for Fabricating Biofunctional Nanofibers
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2012
An efficient approach for preparing nanofibers decorated with functional groups capable of specifically interacting with proteins is described. The approach first requires the preparation of a polymer functionalized with the appropriate functional group. The functional polymer is fabricated into nanofibers by electrospinning. The effectiveness of the binding of the nanofibers with a protein is studied by confocal microscopy.
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Surface modification helps tailor whether cells attach to the culture area, which directly affects how samples remain positioned during growth and observation. This feature is important when experiments require controlled cell geometry rather than unrestricted spreading. By designing the attachment-supporting surface together with the dish structure, researchers can create more consistent conditions for cell culture and tissue-engineering studies.
Defined wells and patterned regions organize biological samples into selected locations and geometries. This arrangement can help control local culture conditions and chemical exposure across an experiment, while also making comparisons between regions easier. Such spatial control is valuable for testing how cells or tissues respond to different environments and for creating experimental designs that standard laboratory ware cannot readily provide.
Optical clarity allows researchers to observe biological samples through the dish during microscopy-based experiments. It must be preserved alongside sterility so that imaging does not compromise the culture environment. Integrating an imaging window or another clear observation area can therefore support repeated monitoring of cells or tissues while maintaining the controlled conditions required for biological analysis.
A typical workflow begins by shaping a biocompatible material into the required dish form. The surface can then be modified to support cell attachment, followed by integration of features such as wells, patterned regions, or imaging windows. Throughout production, the design must preserve sterility and optical clarity so the finished platform remains suitable for growing, observing, or testing biological samples.
Researchers may choose a fabricated platform when an experiment requires tighter control over cell geometry, chemical exposure, or local culture conditions than standard laboratory ware provides. This is especially relevant for specialized cell-culture, tissue-engineering, developmental-biology, and disease-modeling studies. The approach also supports microscopy experiments that depend on deliberate spatial organization or a dedicated observation area.
In biology, engineered dishes can provide controlled platforms for tissue engineering, developmental biology, disease modeling, and microscopy-based studies. Their designed features help researchers examine samples under more reproducible spatial and chemical conditions, rather than relying only on the uniform environment of conventional ware. This expands experimental design options and can improve the consistency of observations across biological investigations.