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Cell sheet free actuator for a bio-micropump using previously frozen cardiomyocytes
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Cell sheet free actuator for a bio-micropump using previously frozen cardiomyocytes

Yo Tanaka, Yuka Yanagisawa and Takehiko Kitamori
15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011, Vol.3, pp.1846-1848
2011

Abstract

Actuator Bio-micropump Cardiomyocytes Control and Systems Engineering
In this report, we report that we have developed an actuator for fluid actuation for a bio-micropump using thawed frozen cardiomyocytes having a new structure, by using a thin membrane and a cubic block to collect the cardiomyocyte force and communicate it to fluid. We were able to demonstrate fluid motion in a microchannel connected to a diaphragm chamber induced by the synchronously pulsating cardiomyocytes. This new approach reduces the necessity of using animals for the experiments, because frozen cells may be used.

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