Increasing access to microfluidics for studying fungi and other branched biological structures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microfluidic systems are well-suited for studying mixed biological communities for improving industrial processes of fermentation, biofuel production, and pharmaceutical production. The results of which have the potential to resolve the underlying mechanisms of growth and transport in these complex branched living systems. Microfluidics provide controlled environments and improved optical access for real-time and high-resolution imaging studies that allow high-content and quantitative analyses. Studying growing branched structures and the dynamics of cellular interactions with both biotic and abiotic cues provides context for molecule production and genetic manipulations. To make progress in this arena, technical and logistical barriers must be overcome to more effective

SUBMITTER: Millet LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6556955 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature