In this paper, we present a microfluidic chip-based method for high-Throughput formation and long-Term culture of embryoid bodies (EBs). The microfluidic chip is designed to be a stand-Alone device whose operation can be performed by a manual pipette, making it easy to use in a regular biology laboratory setup. We show that uniform-sized mouse EBs can be formed after 1 day of culture in the microfluidic hanging drop chip. By exchanging the medium in the chip once every 2 days during culture, the EBs could be cultured on chip for up to 7 days. The immunostaining result of the normal germ layer formation of the EBs after the 7 days culture, showing the potential of our microfluidic chip to be a useful tool for long-Term induction of EB differentiation.
Date:
2017-08-29
Relation:
12th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2017. 2017 Aug 29:351-354.
