Microfluidics for mechanobiology of model organisms

Kim, Anna AUppsala universitet,Mikrosystemteknik,Stanford University, USA; University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (author)

Mechanical stimuli play a critical role in organ development, tissue homeostasis, and disease. Understanding how mechanical signals are processed in multicellular model systems is critical for connecting cellular processes to tissue- and organism-level responses. However, progress in the field that studies these phenomena, mechanobiology, has been limited by lack of appropriate experimental techniques for applying repeatable mechanical stimuli to intact organs and model organisms. Microfluidic platforms, a subgroup of microsystems that use liquid flow for manipulation of objects, are a promising tool for studying mechanobiology of small model organisms due to their size scale and ease of customization. In this work, we describe design considerations involved in developing a microfluidic device for studying mechanobiology. Then, focusing on worms, fruit flies, and zebrafish, we review current microfluidic platforms for mechanobiology of multicellular model organisms and their tissues and highlight research opportunities in this developing field.

Nekimken, Adam LStanford University, USA (author)
Fechner, SylviaStanford University, USA (author)
O'Brien, Lucy EStanford University, USA (author)
Pruitt, Beth LUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, USA; Stanford University, USA (author)
Uppsala universitetMikrosystemteknik (creator_code:org_t)

By the author/editor: Kim, Anna A; Nekimken, Adam L; Fechner, Sylvia; O'Brien, Lucy E; Pruitt, Beth L

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