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A hybrid microfluidic platform for cell-based assays via diffusive and convective trans-membrane perfusion

Vereshchagina, Elizaveta, McGlade, Declan, Glynn, Macdara and Ducrée, Jens orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0366-1897 (2013) A hybrid microfluidic platform for cell-based assays via diffusive and convective trans-membrane perfusion. Biomicrofluidics, 7 (3). ISSN 1932-1058

Abstract
We present a novel 3D hybrid assembly of a polymer microfluidic chip with polycarbonate track-etched membrane (PCTEM) enabling membrane-supported cell culture. Two chip designs have been developed to establish either diffusive or convective reagent delivery using the integrated PCTEM. While it is well suited to a range of cell-based assays, we specifically employ this platform for the screening of a common antitumor chemotoxic agent (mitomycin C – MMC) on the HL60 myeloid leukemia cell line. The toxic activity of MMC is based on the generation of severe DNA damage in the cells. Using either mode of operation, the HL60 cells were cultured on-chip before, during, and after exposure to MMC at concentrations ranging from 0 to 50 lM. Cell viability was analysed off-chip by the trypan blue dye exclusion assay. The results of the on-chip viability assay were found to be consistent with those obtained off-chip and indicated ca. 40% cell survival at MMC concentration of 50 lM. The catalogue of capabilities of the here described cell assay platform comprises of (i) the culturing of cells either under shear-free conditions or under induced through-membrane flows, (ii) the tight time control of the reagent exposure, (iii) the straightforward assembly of devices, (iv) the flexibility on the choice of the membrane, and, prospectively, (v) the amenability for large-scale parallelization.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:biomembrane transport; bioMEMS; blood; cancer; cellular biophysics; DNA; lab-on-a-chip; microchannel flow
Subjects:Biological Sciences > Microfluidics
Biological Sciences > Cell biology
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Institutes and Centres > Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4804250
Copyright Information:© 2013 AIP
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:19029
Deposited On:16 Aug 2013 10:59 by Macdara Glynn . Last Modified 27 Aug 2018 10:09
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