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Study of Cell Migration in Microfabricated Channels
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Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Study of Cell Migration in Microfabricated Channels
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09:36 min

February 21, 2014

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:13Chip Fabrication
  • 03:26Coating of Microchannels
  • 04:39Cell Loading
  • 05:55Imaging
  • 06:46Results: Analysis of Cells Migrating along Microchannels
  • 09:07Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

A quantitative method to study spontaneous migration of cells in a one-dimensional confined microenvironment is described. This method takes advantage of microfabricated channels and can be used to study migration of large number of cells under different conditions in single experiments.

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