Hiroaki Onoe

Cell origami: self-folding of three-dimensional cell-laden microstructures driven by cell traction force.

Direct measurement of the binding force between microfabricated particles and a planar surface in aqueous solution by force-sensing piezoresistive cantilevers.

Three-dimensional sequential self-assembly of microscale objects.

Probing the mechanical architecture of the vertebrate meiotic spindle.

Direct cell surface modification with DNA for the capture of primary cells and the investigation of myotube formation on defined patterns.

DNA-barcode directed capture and electrochemical metabolic analysis of single mammalian cells on a microelectrode array.

Fusion and fission control of picoliter-sized microdroplets for changing the solution concentration of microreactors.

A neurospheroid network-stamping method for neural transplantation to the brain.

Meter-long and robust supramolecular strands encapsulated in hydrogel jackets.

Controlled synthesis of 3D multi-compartmental particles with centrifuge-based microdroplet formation from a multi-barrelled capillary.

Direct attachment of microbial organisms to material surfaces through sequence-specific DNA hybridization.

Cellular microfabrication: observing intercellular interactions using lithographically-defined DNA capture sequences.

Microfluidic control of the internal morphology in nanofiber-based macroscopic cables.

Cellular building unit integrated with microstrand-shaped bacterial cellulose.

Metre-long cell-laden microfibres exhibit tissue morphologies and functions.

Millimeter-sized neural building blocks for 3D heterogeneous neural network assembly.

Three-dimensional neuron-muscle constructs with neuromuscular junctions.

Parylene mobile microplates integrated with an enzymatic release for handling of single adherent cells.

Magnetically responsive microflaps reveal cell membrane boundaries from multiple angles.

Cell-laden microfibers for bottom-up tissue engineering.

Generation of monodisperse cell-sized microdroplets using a centrifuge-based axisymmetric co-flowing microfluidic device.

Smooth muscle-like tissue constructs with circumferentially oriented cells formed by the cell fiber technology.

Droplet-Shooting and Size-Filtration (DSSF) Method for Synthesis of Cell-Sized Liposomes with Controlled Lipid Compositions.

Neural stem/progenitor cell-laden microfibers promote transplant survival in a mouse transected spinal cord injury model.

Complex-shaped three-dimensional multi-compartmental microparticles generated by diffusional and Marangoni microflows in centrifugally discharged droplets.