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

01/10/2012 Meet us at BF 2012 in Manchester (28-31 Oct)!
03/09/2012 Silvia Lopa selected for the Tissue Engineering Young Investigator Council
We are proud to announce that CTE-Lab PhD student Silvia Lopa has been selected as one of the six members worldwide of the Tissue Engineering Young Investigator Council (Tissue Engineering Editorial B
01/09/2012 Simone Bersini will spend 16 months at the Mechanobiology Lab (MIT)
We are happy to announce that CTE-Lab PhD student Simone Bersini will spend six months at the Mechanobiology Lab headed by Prof. Roger D.
29/08/2012 Meet us at TERMIS-WC 2012 in Vienna (5-8 Sep)!
15/08/2012 Meet us at ESB 2012 in Patras (25-28 Aug)!

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