Abstract
Dielectrophoresis (DEP) has widely been used for manipulation and patterning of biological cells. In this paper, a novel multi-layer scaffold structure was designed for patterning cells in 3D via dielectrophoresis. Honeycomb patterns were integrated in each layer of the structure in order to pattern cells into bone-like tissues. When a voltage was supplied to the scaffold structure, non-uniform electric fields were established to manipulate cells automatically, forming honeycomb-shaped patterns at different layers. To confirm the proposed cell manipulation mechanism, the electric fields were simulated and the structure was examined through experiments. Different voltage inputs were tested and a voltage input of 20V can form a uniform and complete hexagon patterns. The results show that this novel 3D scaffold is able to manipulate biological cells in 3D via dielectrophoresis rapidly.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceeding of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 1680-1685 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781467391047 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Sept 2015 |
| Event | The 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation - , China Duration: 8 Aug 2015 → 10 Aug 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | The 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation |
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| Place | China |
| Period | 8/08/15 → 10/08/15 |
Research Keywords
- Bones
- Computer architecture
- Dielectrophoresis
- Electric fields
- Force
- Microprocessors
- Three-dimensional displays