Microfluidic system for enhanced cardiac tissue formation

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Abstract

Hereby a microfluidic system for cell cultivation is presented in which human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes were cultivated under perfusion. Besides micro-perfusion this system is also capable to produce well-defined oxygen contents, apply defined forces and has excellent imaging characteristics. Cardiomyocytes attach to the surface, start spontaneous beating and stay functional for up to 14 days under perfusion. The cell motion was subsequently analysed using an adapted video analysis script to calculate beating rate, beating direction and contraction or relaxation speed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)367-370
Number of pages4
JournalCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering
Volume3
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85059820170

Keywords

Keywords

  • Cardiomyocytes, Cell culture, Induced pluripotent stem cells, Microfluidic system, Video analysis