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

20/06/2013 Nathalie Mayer wins the Best Young Investigator presentation award at TERMIS-EU 2013
We are happy to announce that CTE-Lab visiting PhD student Nathalie Mayer is the winner of the TERMIS-EU 1st Prize for the Best Young Investigator presentation for the work ”Reconstruction of human ar
06/06/2013 Meet us at TERMIS-EU 2013 in Istanbul (17-20 Jun)!
15/03/2013 Silvia Lopa will spend six months at the Cell and Tissue Repair Group (Erasmus MC)
We are pleased to announce that CTE-Lab PhD Student Silvia Lopa will spend six months at the Cell and Tissue Repair Group headed by Prof. Gerjo van Osch (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL).
13/01/2013 Dr. Matteo Moretti elected as member of the TERMIS European Council
09/10/2012 Welcome to Raymond J. Kemp (University of Twente)!
We are happy to announce that Raymond J. Kemp from University of Twente (NL) will join our group for 3 months as visiting Master student.

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