Universal lab-on-a-chip platform for complex, perfused 3D cell cultures

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Contributors

  • F. Sonntag - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • F. Schmieder - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • J. Ströbel - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • S. Grünzner - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • M. Busek - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • K. Günther - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • T. Steege - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • C. Polk - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • U. Klotzbach - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)

Abstract

The miniaturization, rapid prototyping and automation of lab-on-a-chip technology play nowadays a very important role. Lab-on-a-chip technology is successfully implemented not only for environmental analysis and medical diagnostics, but also as replacement of animals used for the testing of substances in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. For that purpose the Fraunhofer IWS and partners developed a lab-on-a-chip platform for perfused cell-based assays in the last years, which includes different micropumps, valves, channels, reservoirs and customized cell culture modules. This technology is already implemented for the characterization of different human cell cultures and organoids, like skin, liver, endothelium, hair follicle and nephron. The advanced universal lab-on-a-chip platform for complex, perfused 3D cell cultures is divided into a multilayer basic chip with integrated micropump and application-specific 3D printed cell culture modules. Moreover a technology for surface modification of the printed cell culture modules by laser micro structuring and a complex and flexibly programmable controlling device based on an embedded Linux system was developed. A universal lab-on-a-chip platform with an optional oxygenator and a cell culture module for cubic scaffolds as well as first cell culture experiments within the cell culture device will be presented. The module is designed for direct interaction with robotic dispenser systems. This offers the opportunity to combine direct organ printing of cells and scaffolds with the microfluidic cell culture module. The characterization of the developed system was done by means of Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry (μPIV) and an optical oxygen measuring system.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicrofluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XIV
EditorsHolger Becker, Bonnie L. Gray
PublisherSPIE - The international society for optics and photonics, Bellingham
ISBN (electronic)9781628419399
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

SeriesProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume9705
ISSN1605-7422

Conference

TitleSPIE Photonics West Conference 2016
Conference number14
Duration13 - 18 February 2016
Website
LocationThe Moscone Center
CitySan Francisco
CountryUnited States of America

Keywords

Keywords

  • 3D cell culture, 3D printing, Lab-on-a-chip, laser, micro structuring, microfluidic, micropump, tissue engineering