A multiplexed micromechanical cell stimulator for studying magnitude-dependent cell responses

A microscale mechanical stimulator for generating identical in-plane surface strains toward live cells on multiple loading sites

(2014) Qian Wang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Stretch magnitude- and frequency-dependent cyclooxygenase 2 and prostaglandin E2 up-regulation in human endometrial stromal cells: Possible implications in endometriosis

(2013) Xiaochuan Li et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

A microdevice for studying intercellular electromechanical transduction in adult cardiac myocytes

(2013) Xu Zhang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Advanced combinational microfluidic multiplexer using multiple levels of control pressures

(2013) Dong Woo Lee et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Uniaxial cell stretching device for live-cell imaging of mechanosensitive cellular functions

(2013) Yue Shao et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Dose-dependency of massage-like compressive loading on recovery of active muscle properties following eccentric exercise: rabbit study with clinical relevance

(2012) Caroline Haas et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Micromechanical stimulator for localized cell loading: fabrication and strain analysis

(2012) Qian Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Generating multiplex gradients of biomolecules for controlling cellular adhesion in parallel microfluidic channels

(2012) Tohid Fatanat Didar et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A high-throughput dielectrophoresis-based cell electrofusion microfluidic device

(2011) Ning Hu et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

Integrated strain array for cellular mechanobiology studies

(2011) C S Simmons et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Generation of oxygen gradients in microfluidic devices for cell culture using spatially confined chemical reactions

(2011) Yung-Ann Chen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Combining Dynamic Stretch and Tunable Stiffness to Probe Cell Mechanobiology In Vitro

(2011) Angela M. Throm Quinlan et al.   PLoS One

Uniaxial Mechanical Strain Modulates the Differentiation of Neural Crest Stem Cells into Smooth Muscle Lineage on Micropatterned Surfaces

(2011) Xian Li et al.   PLoS One

Design considerations for elastomeric normally closed microfluidic valves

(2011) Ritika Mohan et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Development of a biochip with serially connected pneumatic balloons for cell-stretching culture

(2011) Kazunori Shimizu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Stretch magnitude and frequency-dependent actin cytoskeleton remodeling in alveolar epithelia

(2010) Brian C. DiPaolo et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

A Stretching Device for High-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging

(2010) Lawrence Huang et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Electrical power free, low dead volume, pressure-driven pumping for microfluidic applications

(2010) Mario Moscovici et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Uniform cell seeding and generation of overlapping gradient profiles in a multiplexed microchamber device with normally-closed valves

(2010) Bobak Mosadegh et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Microfluidic device generating stable concentration gradients for long term cell culture: application to Wnt3a regulation of β-catenin signaling

(2010) Elisa Cimetta et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Single cell trapping and DNA damage analysis using microwell arrays

(2010) D. K. Wood et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reconstituting Organ-Level Lung Functions on a Chip

(2010) D. Huh et al.   SCIENCE

Simultaneous generation of chemical concentration and mechanical shear stress gradients using microfluidic osmotic flow comparable to interstitial flow

(2009) Joong Yull Park et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Microfabricated arrays for high-throughput screening of cellular response to cyclic substrate deformation

(2009) Christopher Moraes et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Development and evaluation of microdevices for studying anisotropic biaxial cyclic stretch on cells

(2008) Wei Tan et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

SFMAC: A novel method for analyzing multiple parameters on lymphocytes with a single fluorophore in cell-microarray system

(2008) Kazuto Tajiri et al.   CYTOMETRY PART A

Micro-Contact Printing of Two Different Biomolecules in One Step Using Deformable Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Based Stamp

(2008) Jerome Chalmeau et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Mechanical forces facilitate actin polymerization at focal adhesions in a zyxin-dependent manner

(2008) H. Hirata et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

A simple device to apply equibiaxial strain to cells cultured on flexible membranes

(2007) Obaida R. Rana et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY