Microfluidic techniques for high throughput single cell analysis

A Reece, B Xia, Z Jiang, B Noren, R McBride… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Microfluidics complements high sensitivity molecular tools, allowing single cell
analysis.•Cells can be directly manipulated by a variety of fields, with forces equivalent …

Three-dimensional models for studying development and disease: moving on from organisms to organs-on-a-chip and organoids

EL Jackson, H Lu - Integrative Biology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Human development and disease are challenging to study because of lack of experimental
accessibility to in vivo systems and the complex nature of biological processes. For these …

A review on microfluidics manipulation of the extracellular chemical microenvironment and its emerging application to cell analysis

P Chen, S Li, Y Guo, X Zeng, BF Liu - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Spatiotemporal manipulation of extracellular chemical environments with simultaneous
monitoring of cellular responses plays an essential role in exploring fundamental biological …

Fluorescent analysis of bioactive molecules in single cells based on microfluidic chips

Y Fan, D Dong, Q Li, H Si, H Pei, L Li, B Tang - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-cell analysis of bioactive molecules is an essential strategy for a better understanding
of cell biology, exploring cell heterogeneity, and improvement of the ability to detect early …

Improved cell adhesion under shear stress in PDMS microfluidic devices

A Siddique, T Meckel, RW Stark, S Narayan - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microfluidic systems based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) provide a versatile platform to
study the mechanoresponse of cells in vitro. Under a shear flow, however, the stability of …

A sharp-edge-based acoustofluidic chemical signal generator

PH Huang, CY Chan, P Li, Y Wang, N Nama… - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Resolving the temporal dynamics of cell signaling pathways is essential for regulating
numerous downstream functions, from gene expression to cellular responses. Mapping …

Multichannel synchronous hydrodynamic gating coupling with concentration gradient generator for high-throughput probing dynamic signaling of single cells

Y Guo, Z Gao, Y Liu, S Li, J Zhu, P Chen… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cell signaling greatly affected by complicated and temporally dynamic extracellular
microenvironments controls most of the physiological functions in vivo. To reconstruct or …

An automated programmable platform enabling multiplex dynamic stimuli delivery and cellular response monitoring for high-throughput suspension single-cell …

L He, A Kniss, A San-Miguel, T Rouse, ML Kemp, H Lu - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell signaling events are orchestrated by dynamic external biochemical cues. By rapidly
perturbing cells with dynamic inputs and examining the output from these systems, one …

Compartmentalized microchannel array for high-throughput analysis of single cell polarized growth and dynamics

T Geng, EL Bredeweg, CJ Szymanski, B Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Interrogating polarized growth is technologically challenging due to extensive cellular
branching and uncontrollable environmental conditions in conventional assays. Here we …

Review of microfluidic cell culture devices for the control of gaseous microenvironments in vitro

HM Wu, TA Lee, PL Ko, HJ Chiang… - Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Gaseous microenvironments play important roles in various biological activities in vivo.
However, it is challenging to precisely control gaseous microenvironments in vitro for cell …