Surface modifications of COP-based microfluidic devices for improved immobilisation of hydrogel proteins: long-term 3D culture with contractile cell types and ischaemia model
Sandra González‐Lana, Teodora Ranđelović, Jesús Ciriza, María López‐Valdeolivas, Rosa Monge, Carlos Sánchez‐Somolinos, Ignacio Ochoa
Abstract
Study explores COP-based microfluidic device surface modifications to maintain 3D cell culture, prevent hydrogel detachment and enable more accurate in vitro models mimicking tumour microenvironment and ischaemia.
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MicrofluidicsNanotechnologyTerm (time)CellCell biologyChemistryMaterials scienceBiophysicsBiomedical engineeringEngineeringBiologyBiochemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanics3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies