A. microfabricación del dispositivo de microfluidos <ol><li> De 4 pulgadas de obleas de Si se trata con plasma de oxígeno reactivo (5 min a 30 W, Harrick Científico, NY). </li><li> Fotosensible negativa (SU-8 2015, Microchem, MA) es spin-revestido a 900 rpm durante 1 minuto en una oblea de silicio. </li><li> La oblea es suave al horno a 95 ° C durante 6 minutos en una placa calefactora y se expone a luz ultravioleta (200W) durante 4 minutos a través de una película que contiene la máscara de microcanales. </li><li> La oblea es posterior al horno a 95 ° C durante 6 minutos y se desarrolla con SU-8 desarrollador fotosensible. </li><li> La oblea fotosensible con dibujos que contienen microcanales se coloca en un plato de Petri. </li><li> Moldes de poli (dimetilsiloxano) (PDMS) (Sylgard 184) son fabricados por la mezcla de elastómero de silicona y agente de curado (10:1). </li><li> La mezcla de PDMS se vierte sobre el molde maestro Si y se coloca en un desecador de vacío para eliminar las burbujas. </li><li> PDMS se cura a 70 ° C durante 1 a 2 horas. </li><li> Moldes PDMS luego se desprendió del molde maestro Si. </li></ol> B. Montaje del dispositivo <ol><li> 40 micras de espesor superior canales fluidos y 40 micras de espesor inferior microgrooved canales (25, 50, 75 y 100 μ m de ancho) se obtienen a partir de dos moldes diferentes master Si. </li><li> Canal de entrada y salida del dispositivo de fluidos se perforan. </li><li> Canales fluidos y canales de microsurco están irreversiblemente unidos por el plasma de oxígeno reactivo (5 min a 30 W, Harrick Científico, NY). </li><li> Matriz extracelular (MEC) (es decir, la fibronectina) está recubierto en el interior del dispositivo de microfluidos durante 1 hora en la incubadora (37 ° C). </li></ol> C. siembra de células y la instalación experimental <ol><li> NIH-3T3 fibroblastos de ratón se cultivaron en un frasco de cultivo de tejidos utilizando los medios de comunicación Dulbecco modificado de Eagle (DMEM) que contiene 10% de suero fetal bovino (FBS). </li><li> Las células se trypsinized y disociado. </li><li> Las células disociadas se cargan en los canales de microsurco en la densidad celular de 3 × 10 6 células / ml (Figura 1). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/270_2008_8_24_3/270_Figure-01.png" alt="Figura 1" width="191" height="300" /> Figura 1 </li><li> 2 ml de medio, 100 mM H 2 O 2, y el ensayo de la apoptosis (20 l Annexin V y yoduro de propidio 40 l, Invitrogen, CA) se infunden en un canal utilizando una bomba de jeringa (1 l / min). </li><li> Las células son monitoreados en tiempo real mediante el uso de un microscopio invertido (Nikon TE 2000). </li></ol>

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	<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/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=A+hybrid+microfluidic-vacuum+device+for+interfacing+with+conventional+cell+culture+platform.">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/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Cell+docking+inside+microwells+within+reversibly+sealed+microfluidic+channels+for+fabricating+multiphenotype+cell+arrays.">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/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=A+detailed+analysis+of+hydrogen+peroxide-induced+cell+death+in+primary+neuronal+culture.">A detailed analysis of hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in primary neuronal culture.</a> Neuroscience. 67, 921-932 (1995).</li></ol>

Las células fueron inmovilizados y modelado en sustratos microgrooved en un dispositivo de microfluidos. El proceso de la apoptosis de las células expuestas al peróxido de hidrógeno se observó en tiempo real y se analizaron mediante el uso de anexina V y yoduro de propidio. Así, este dispositivo de microfluidos que contienen canales de microsurco podría ser útil para la detección de drogas de alto rendimiento.

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a microfluidic device with groove patterns for studying cellular behavior

Se describe un dispositivo de microfluidos con los patrones microgrooved para estudiar el comportamiento celular. Esta plataforma de microfluidos consiste en un canal superior de fluidos y un sustrato microgrooved fondo. Para la fabricación de los canales microgrooved, un alto poli (dimetilsiloxano) (PDMS) molde que contiene la impresión de los canales de microfluidos estaba alineado y unido a un sustrato microgrooved. El uso de este dispositivo, las células de fibroblastos de ratón fueron inmovilizados y modelado en sustratos microgrooved (25, 50, 75 y 100 de ancho micras). Para estudiar la apoptosis en un dispositivo de microfluidos, los medios de comunicación que contiene peróxido de hidrógeno, Annexin V y yoduro de propidio se perfundió en el canal de fluido durante 2 horas. Hemos encontrado que las células expuestas al estrés oxidativo se convirtió en la apoptosis. Estas células apoptóticas fueron confirmados por la anexina V, que unido a la fosfatidilserina en la hoja exterior de la membrana plasmática durante el proceso de apoptosis. El uso de este dispositivo de microfluidos con los patrones microgrooved, el proceso de apoptosis se observó en tiempo real y se analizaron mediante el uso de un microscopio invertido que contiene una cámara de incubación (37 ° C, 5% de CO 2). Por lo tanto, este dispositivo de microfluidos con sustratos incorporados microgrooved podría ser útil para el estudio del comportamiento celular y la realización de alto rendimiento de detección de drogas.

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A Microfluidic Device with Groove Patterns for Studying Cellular Behavior

Se describe un protocolo para la fabricación de dispositivos de microfluidos que puede permitir la captura de células y la cultura. En este enfoque micro modelado como ranuras dentro de los canales de microfluidos se utilizan para crear las regiones de baja tensión de corte dentro de la celda que se puede acoplar.

Un dispositivo de microfluidos con los patrones de Surco para el estudio del comportamiento celular

We describe a microfluidic device with microgrooved patterns for studying cellular behavior.  This microfluidic platform consists of a top fluidic channel ...

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12.3K vistas.  Brigham and Women's Hospital. Se describe un protocolo para la fabricación de dispositivos de microfluidos que puede permitir la captura de células y la cultura. En este enfoque micro modelado como ranuras dentro de los canales de microfluidos se utilizan para crear las regiones de baja tensión de corte dentro de la celda que se puede acoplar.

Video: A Microfluidic Device with Groove Patterns for Studying Cellular Behavior

Fabrication of a Microfluidic Device for the Compartmentalization of Neuron Soma and Axons

In this video, we demonstrate the technique of soft lithography with polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) which we use to fabricate a microfluidic device for culturing neurons. Previously, a silicon wafer was patterned with the design for the neuron microfluidic device using SU-8 and photolithography to create a master mold, or what we simply refer to as a "master". Next, we pour the silicon polymer PDMS on top of the master which is then cured by heating the PDMS to 80&deg;C for 1 hour. The PDMS forms a negative mold of the device. The PDMS is then carefully cut and lifted away from the master. Holes are punched where the reservoirs will be and the excess PDMS trimmed away from the device. Nitrogen is used to blow away any excess debris from the device. At this point the devices are now ready for use and can either bonded to corning No. 1 cover glass with a plasma sterilizer/cleaner or can be reversibly bound to the cover glass by simply placing the device on top of the cover glass. The reversible bonding of the device to glass is covered in a separate video and requires first that the device be sterilized either with 70% ethanol or by autoclaving. Plasma treating sterilizes the devices so no further treatment is necessary. It is, however, important, when plasma-treating the devices, to add liquid to the devices within 10 minutes of the plasma treatment while the surfaces are still hydrophilic. Waiting longer than 10 minutes to add liquid to the device makes it difficult for the liquid to enter the device. The neuron devices are typically plasma-bound to cover glass and 0.5 mg/ml poly-L-lysine (PLL) in pH 8.5 borate buffer is immediately added to the device. After a minimum of 3 hours incubating with PLL, the devices are washed with dH2O water a minimum of 3 times with at least 15 minutes between each wash. Next, the water is removed and fresh media is added to the device. At this point the device is ready for use. It is important to remember at this point to never remove all the media from the device. Always leave media in the main channel.

In this video we demonstrate the technique of soft lithography with polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) which we use to farbricate a microfluidic device for culturing neurons.

Fabricación de un dispositivo de microfluidos para la compartimentación de las neuronas y los axones Soma

In this video, we demonstrate the technique of soft lithography with polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) which we use to fabricate a microfluidic device for ...

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A Gradient-generating Microfluidic Device for Cell Biology

 The fabrication and operation of a gradient-generating microfluidic device for studying cellular behavior is described.  A microfluidic platform is an enabling experimental tool, because it can precisely manipulate fluid flows, enable high-throughput experiments, and generate stable soluble concentration gradients.  Compared to conventional gradient generators, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based  microfluidic devices can generate stable concentration gradients of growth factors with well-defined profiles.  Here, we developed simple gradient-generating microfluidic devices with three separate inlets.  Three microchannels combined into one microchannel to generate concentration gradients.  The stability and shape of growth factor gradients were confirmed by fluorescein isothyiocyanate (FITC)-dextran with a molecular weight similar to epidermal growth factor (EGF).  Using this microfluidic device, we demonstrated that fibroblasts exposed to concentration gradients of EGF migrated toward higher concentrations.  The directional orientation of cell migration and motility of migrating cells were quantitatively assessed by cell tracking analysis.  Thus, this gradient-generating microfluidic device might be useful for studying and analyzing the behavior of migrating cells.

We describe a protocol for the microfabrication of the gradient-generating microfluidic device that can generate spatial and temporal gradients in well-defined microenvironment. In this approach, the gradient-generating microfluidic device can be used to study directed cell migration, embryogenesis, wound healing, and cancer metastasis.

Un dispositivo de microfluidos gradiente de generación de Biología Celular

 The fabrication and operation of a gradient-generating microfluidic device for studying cellular behavior is described.  A microfluidic platform is an ...

Preparing E18 Cortical Rat Neurons for Compartmentalization in a Microfluidic Device

In this video, we demonstrate the preparation of E18 cortical rat neurons. E18 cortical rat neurons are obtained from E18 fetal rat cortex previously dissected and prepared. The E18 cortex is, upon dissection, immediately dissociated into individual neurons. It is possible to store E18 cortex in Hibernate E buffer containing B27 at 4&deg;C for up to a week before the dissociation is performed. However, there will be a drop in cell viability. Typically we obtain our E18 Cortex fresh. It is transported to the lab in ice cold Calcium free Magnesium free dissection buffer (CMFM). Upon arrival, trypsin is added to the cortex to a final concentration of 0.125%. The cortex is then incubated at 37&deg;C for 8 minutes. DMEM containing 10% FBS is added to the cortex to stop the reaction. The cortex is then centrifuged at 2500 rpm for 2 minutes. The supernatant is removed and 2 ml of Neural Basal Media (NBM) containing 2% B27 (vol/vol) and 0.25% Glutamax (vol/vol) is added to the cortex which is then re-suspended by pipetting up and down. Next, the cortex is triturated with previously fire polished glass pipettes, each with a successive smaller opening. After triturating, the cortex is once again centrifuged at 2500 rpm for 2 minutes. The supernatant is then removed and the cortex pellet re-suspended with 2 ml of NBM containing B27 and Glutamax. The cell suspension is then passed through a 40 um nylon cell strainer. Next the cells are counted. The neurons are now ready for loading into the neuron microfluidic device.

In this video we demonstrate the preparation of E18 Cortical Rat Neurons.

Preparación de neuronas de rata E18 cortical de compartimentación en un dispositivo de microfluidos

In this video, we demonstrate the preparation of E18 cortical rat neurons. E18 cortical rat neurons are obtained from E18 fetal rat cortex previously ...

Cell Capture Using a Microfluidic Device

Captura de células utilizando un dispositivo de microfluidos

Assessing Neural Stem Cell Motility Using an Agarose Gel-based Microfluidic Device

While microfluidic technology is reaching a new level of maturity for macromolecular assays, cell-based assays are still at an infant stage1. This is largely due to the difficulty with which one can create a cell-compatible and steady microenvironment using conventional microfabrication techniques and materials. We address this problem via the introduction of a novel microfabrication material, agarose gel, as the base material for the microfluidic device. Agarose gel is highly malleable, and permeable to gas and nutrients necessary for cell survival, and thus an ideal material for cell-based assays. We have shown previously that agarose gel based devices have been successful in studying bacterial and neutrophil cell migration2. In this report, three parallel microfluidic channels are patterned in an agarose gel membrane of about 1mm thickness. Constant flows with media/buffer are maintained in the two side channels using a peristaltic pump. Cells are maintained in the center channel for observation. Since the nutrients and chemicals in the side channels are constantly diffusing from the side to center channel, the chemical environment of the center channel is easily controlled via the flow along the side channels. Using this device, we demonstrate that the movement of neural stem cells can be monitored optically with ease under various chemical conditions, and the experimental results show that the over expression of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) enhances the motility of neural stem cells. Motility of neural stem cells is an important biomarker for assessing cells aggressiveness, thus tumorigenic factor3. Deciphering the mechanism underlying NSC motility will yield insight into both disorders of neural development and into brain cancer stem cell invasion.

We demonstrate that the over expression of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) enhances the motility of neural stem cells(NSCs) using a novel agarose gel based microfluidic device. This technology can be readily adaptable to other mammalian cell systems where cell sources are scarce, such as human neural stem cells, and the turn around time is critical.

La evaluación de la motilidad de células madre neurales uso de un gel de agarosa al dispositivo basado en microfluídica

While microfluidic technology is reaching a new level of maturity for macromolecular assays, cell-based assays are still at an infant stage1. This is ...

Microinjection Techniques for Studying Mitosis in the Drosophila melanogaster Syncytial Embryo

This protocol describes the use of the Drosophila melanogaster syncytial embryo for studying mitosis1. Drosophila has useful genetics with a sequenced genome, and it can be easily maintained and manipulated. Many mitotic mutants exist, and transgenic flies expressing functional fluorescently (e.g. GFP) - tagged mitotic proteins have been and are being generated. Targeted gene expression is possible using the GAL4/UAS system2. 

The Drosophila early embryo carries out multiple mitoses very rapidly (cell cycle duration, &asymp;10 min). It is well suited for imaging mitosis, because during cycles 10-13, nuclei divide rapidly and synchronously without intervening cytokinesis at the surface of the embryo in a single monolayer just underneath the cortex. These rapidly dividing nuclei probably use the same mitotic machinery as other cells, but they are optimized for speed; the checkpoint is generally believed to not be stringent, allowing the study of mitotic proteins whose absence would cause cell cycle arrest in cells with a strong checkpoint. Embryos expressing GFP labeled proteins or microinjected with fluorescently labeled proteins can be easily imaged to follow live dynamics (Fig. 1). In addition, embryos can be microinjected with function-blocking antibodies or inhibitors of specific proteins to study the effect of the loss or perturbation of their function3. These reagents can diffuse throughout the embryo, reaching many spindles to produce a gradient of concentration of inhibitor, which in turn results in a gradient of defects comparable to an allelic series of mutants. Ideally, if the target protein is fluorescently labeled, the gradient of inhibition can be directly visualized4. It is assumed that the strongest phenotype is comparable to the null phenotype, although it is hard to formally exclude the possibility that the antibodies may have dominant effects in rare instances, so rigorous controls and cautious interpretation must be applied. Further away from the injection site, protein function is only partially lost allowing other functions of the target protein to become evident.

Microinjection Techniques for Studying Mitosis in the Drosophila melanogaster Syncytial Embryo

This protocol describes the use of microinjection and high resolution imaging in the Drosophila melanogaster syncytial embryo to study mitosis.

Técnicas de microinyección para el estudio de la mitosis en el Drosophila melanogaster Embrión sincitial

This protocol describes the use of the Drosophila melanogaster syncytial embryo  for studying mitosis1.  Drosophila has useful genetics with a sequenced ...

A Multi-Parametric Islet Perifusion System within a Microfluidic Perifusion Device

A microfluidic islet perifusion device was developed for the assessment of dynamic insulin secretion of multiple islets and simultaneous fluorescence imaging of calcium influx and mitochondrial potential changes. The device consists of three layers: first layer contains an array of microscale wells (500 &mu;m diameter and 150 &mu;m depth) that help to immobilize the islets while exposed to flow and maximize the exposed surface area of the islets; the second layer contains a circular perifusion chamber (3 mm deep, 7 mm diameter); and the third layer contains an inlet-mixing channel that fans out before injection into the perifusion chamber (2 mm in width, 19 mm in length, and 500 &mu;m in height) for optimizing the mixing efficiency prior to entering the perifusion chamber. The creation of various glucose gradients including a linear, bell shape, and square shapes also can be created in the microfluidic perifusion network and is demonstrated.

A microfluidic islet perifusion device was developed for the assessment of dynamic insulin secretion of multiple islets and simultaneous fluorescence imaging of calcium influx and mitochondrial potential changes.

A multi-paramétricos Islet Sistema Perifusion dentro de un dispositivo de microfluidos Perifusion

A microfluidic islet perifusion device was developed for the assessment of dynamic insulin secretion of multiple islets and simultaneous fluorescence ...

Window on a Microworld: Simple Microfluidic Systems for Studying Microbial Transport in Porous Media

Microbial growth and transport in porous media have important implications for the quality of groundwater and surface water, the recycling of nutrients in the environment, as well as directly for the transmission of pathogens to drinking water supplies. Natural porous media is composed of an intricate physical topology, varied surface chemistries, dynamic gradients of nutrients and electron acceptors, and a patchy distribution of microbes. These features vary substantially over a length scale of microns, making the results of macro-scale investigations of microbial transport difficult to interpret, and the validation of mechanistic models challenging. Here we demonstrate how simple microfluidic devices can be used to visualize microbial interactions with micro-structured habitats, to identify key processes influencing the observed phenomena, and to systematically validate predictive models. Simple, easy-to-use flow cells were constructed out of the transparent, biocompatible and oxygen-permeable material poly(dimethyl siloxane). Standard methods of photolithography were used to make micro-structured masters, and replica molding was used to cast micro-structured flow cells from the masters. The physical design of the flow cell chamber is adaptable to the experimental requirements: microchannels can vary from simple linear connections to complex topologies with feature sizes as small as 2 &mu;m. Our modular EcoChip flow cell array features dozens of identical chambers and flow control by a gravity-driven flow module. We demonstrate that through use of EcoChip devices, physical structures and pressure heads can be held constant or varied systematically while the influence of surface chemistry, fluid properties, or the characteristics of the microbial population is investigated. Through transport experiments using a non-pathogenic, green fluorescent protein-expressing Vibrio bacterial strain, we illustrate the importance of habitat structure, flow conditions, and inoculums size on fundamental transport phenomena, and with real-time particle-scale observations, demonstrate that microfluidics offer a compelling view of a hidden world.

Microfluidic devices can be used to visualize complex natural processes in real time and at the appropriate physical scales. We have developed a simple microfluidic device that mimics key features of natural porous media for studying growth and transport of bacteria in the subsurface.

Ventana en un micromundo: Sistemas sencillos de microfluidos para el estudio de transporte de microbios en medios porosos

Microbial growth and transport in porous media have important implications for the quality of groundwater and surface water, the recycling of nutrients in ...

A Microfluidic Device for Quantifying Bacterial Chemotaxis in Stable Concentration Gradients

Chemotaxis allows bacteria to approach sources of attractant chemicals or to avoid sources of repellent chemicals. Bacteria constantly monitor the concentration of specific chemoeffectors by comparing the current concentration to the concentration detected a few seconds earlier. This comparison determines the net direction of movement. Although multiple, competing gradients often coexist in nature, conventional approaches for investigating bacterial chemotaxis are suboptimal for quantifying migration in response to concentration gradients of attractants and repellents. Here, we describe the development of a microfluidic chemotaxis model for presenting precise and stable concentration gradients of chemoeffectors to bacteria and quantitatively investigating their response to the applied gradient. The device is versatile in that concentration gradients of any desired absolute concentration and gradient strength can be easily generated by diffusive mixing. The device is demonstrated using the response of Escherichia coli RP437 to gradients of amino acids and nickel ions.

This protocol describes the development of a microfluidic device for investigating bacterial chemotaxis in stable concentration gradients of chemoeffectors.

Un dispositivo de microfluidos para la cuantificación de la quimiotaxis bacteriana en gradientes de concentración estable

Chemotaxis allows bacteria to approach sources of attractant chemicals or to avoid sources of repellent chemicals. Bacteria constantly monitor the ...

Genomic MRI - a Public Resource for Studying Sequence Patterns within Genomic DNA

Non-coding genomic regions in complex eukaryotes, including intergenic areas, introns, and untranslated segments of exons, are profoundly non-random in their nucleotide composition and consist of a complex mosaic of sequence patterns. These patterns include so-called Mid-Range Inhomogeneity (MRI) regions -- sequences 30-10000 nucleotides in length that are enriched by a particular base or combination of bases (e.g. (G+T)-rich, purine-rich, etc.). MRI regions are associated with unusual (non-B-form) DNA structures that are often involved in regulation of gene expression, recombination, and other genetic processes (Fedorova &amp; Fedorov 2010). The existence of a strong fixation bias within MRI regions against mutations that tend to reduce their sequence inhomogeneity additionally supports the functionality and importance of these genomic sequences (Prakash et al. 2009).
Here we demonstrate a freely available Internet resource -- the Genomic MRI program package -- designed for computational analysis of genomic sequences in order to find and characterize various MRI patterns within them (Bechtel et al. 2008). This package also allows generation of randomized sequences with various properties and level of correspondence to the natural input DNA sequences. The main goal of this resource is to facilitate examination of vast regions of non-coding DNA that are still scarcely investigated and await thorough exploration and recognition.

We present a public computational web site for the analysis of genomic sequences. It detects DNA sequence patterns with various non-random nucleotide compositions. This resource also generates randomized sequences with diverse levels of complexity.

Genómica resonancia magnética - un recurso público para el estudio de patrones de secuencia en el ADN genómico

Non-coding genomic regions in complex eukaryotes, including intergenic areas, introns, and untranslated segments of exons, are profoundly non-random in ...