Magnetic Force-Based Microfluidic Techniques for Cellular and Tissue Bioengineering.

ABSTRACT: Live cell manipulation is an important biotechnological tool for cellular and tissue level bioengineering applications due to its capacity for guiding cells for separation, isolation, concentration, and patterning. Magnetic force-based cell manipulation methods offer several advantages, such as low adverse effects on cell viability and low interference with the cellular environment. Furthermore, magnetic-based operations can be readily combined with microfluidic principles by precisely allowing control over the spatiotemporal distribution of physical and chemical factors for cell manipulation. In this review, we present recent applications of magnetic force-based cell manipulation in cellular and tissue bioengineering with an emphasis on applications with microfluidic components. Following

SUBMITTER: Yaman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305723 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature