A 3-D capillary-endothelium-mimetic microfluidic chip for studying the extravasation behaviour of neutrophils

Tushar H. Punde*, Wen Hao Wu, Po Chen Shih, Chien Yu Fu, Tsung Pao Wang, Long Hsu, Hawn You Chang, Cheng Hsien Liu

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Abstract

Inflammation is a fundamental biology problem with daily threats to human health. In early inflammatory stage, the most important cell type involved is neutrophil, which represents the most massive leukocyte population. In this paper, we report a 3D reusable microfluidic chip which mimics the capillary endothelial lining and we have made an attempt to imitate the hemodynamic-factor in order to study the extravasation behavior of neutrophils. This microsystem is a continuous flow system which mimics the dynamic, three dimensional micro environment in the blood vessel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Pages2251-2254
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11 - Beijing, China
Duration: 5 Jun 20119 Jun 2011

Publication series

Name2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11

Conference

Conference2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period5/06/119/06/11

Keywords

  • Biomimetics
  • Chemotaxis
  • Microfluidics
  • Neutrophil extravasation

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