3D cell manipulation with honeycomb-patterned scaffold for regeneration of bone-like tissues

Zhijie Huan*, Henry K. Chu, Jie Yang, Dong Sun*

*Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

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    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 languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceeding of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages1680-1685
    ISBN (Print)9781467391047
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2015
    EventThe 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation - , China
    Duration: 8 Aug 201510 Aug 2015

    Conference

    ConferenceThe 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation
    PlaceChina
    Period8/08/1510/08/15

    Research Keywords

    • Bones
    • Computer architecture
    • Dielectrophoresis
    • Electric fields
    • Force
    • Microprocessors
    • Three-dimensional displays

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