Microfluidics

Microfluidics exploits a multidisciplinary approach to design systems where micro-volumes of fluids can be precisely controlled and manipulated. The use of microfluidic systems coupled with real-time high resolution imaging has revolutionized the field of cell biology providing the opportunity to investigate cell behavior within in vivo-like microenvironments. We design and manufacture microfluidic devices for a variety of research applications. Specifically, we developed an easy-to-use platform embedding flexible PDMS electrodes and carbon nanotubes to generate uniform electrical fields for cell stimulation. We fabricated magnetic reversibly sealable microfluidic devices by implementing PDMS/iron micropowder layers. Also, we exploited microfluidic devices to investigate the role of fluid dynamics on cell alignment, cell docking, and cell spheroid generation by coupling different experimental data with computational models.


NEWS / EVENTS

24/09/2014 Roberta Visone awarded for Best Master Thesis
We are proud to announce that CTE-Lab Master student Roberta Visone has been awarded with the Prize GNB Bressanone 2014 for the Best Master Thesis entitled “Development of a culture chamber for electr
18/12/2014 Congratulations to Simone Bersini for his PhD graduation!!!
01/11/2014 Simone Bersini will spend six months at the Khademhosseini Lab (MIT)
We are pleased to announce that CTE-Lab PhD student Simone Bersini will spend six months at the Khademhosseini Lab (MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, US).
25/10/2014 Marta Bottagisio starts her PhD!!!
We are happy to announce that Marta Bottagisio will soon start her PhD in Veterinary and Animal Science (University of Milan) as part of our research group!
04/10/2014 Mara Gilardi will spend six months at the Mechanobiology Lab (MIT)
We are happy to announce that CTE-Lab PhD student Mara Gilardi will spend six months at the Mechanobiology Lab headed by Prof. Roger D.

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