期刊
SENSORS
卷 11, 期 9, 页码 8395-8411出版社
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/s110908395
关键词
microfluidics; cell culture; micropumps; microheaters; ITO glass
资金
- National Science Council in Taiwan [NSC 98-2221-E-214-039, NSC 99-2221-E-182-004]
- I-Shou University [ISU97-S-11]
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital [CMRPD190331]
This study reports an integrated microfluidic perfusion cell culture system consisting of a microfluidic cell culture chip, and an indium tin oxide (ITO) glass-based microheater chip for micro-scale perfusion cell culture, and its real-time microscopic observation. The system features in maintaining both uniform, and stable chemical or thermal environments, and providing a backflow-free medium pumping, and a precise thermal control functions. In this work, the performance of the medium pumping scheme, and the ITO glass microheater were experimentally evaluated. Results show that the medium delivery mechanism was able to provide pumping rates ranging from 15.4 to 120.0 mu L center dot min(-1). In addition, numerical simulation and experimental evaluation were conducted to verify that the ITO glass microheater was capable of providing a spatially uniform thermal environment, and precise temperature control with a mild variation of +/- 0.3 degrees C. Furthermore, a perfusion cell culture was successfully demonstrated, showing the cultured cells were kept at high cell viability of 95 +/- 2%. In the process, the cultured chondrocytes can be clearly visualized microscopically. As a whole, the proposed cell culture system has paved an alternative route to carry out real-time microscopic observation of biological cells in a simple, user-friendly, and low cost manner.
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