@inproceedings{4eaedf53e6904f6184cf8b8a24d3f095,
title = "Assembly of 3D microstructures powered by cells",
abstract = "This paper describes a method for assembly of three-dimensional (3D) microstructures powered by cell traction forces. We seeded cells onto the parylene microplates on a glass substrate; the cells were adhered and stretched onto the plates. Immediately after detaching the plates from the substrate, the plates were lifted and folded up into 3D structures due to the traction forces caused by stretched cells between two plates. Using this method we demonstrated to produce regular dodecahedrons (cell balls). Also, we successfully reconstructed 3D co-cultured structures with different kinds of the cells. We believe that this method is useful to fold 2D plates into 3D microstructures.",
keywords = "3D structure, Cells tractionforce, MPC polymer, Parylene",
author = "Kaori Kuribayashi and Hiroaki Onoe and Shoji Takeuchi",
year = "2009",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780979806421",
series = "Proceedings of Conference, MicroTAS 2009 - The 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences",
publisher = "Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society",
pages = "1321--1323",
booktitle = "Proceedings of Conference, MicroTAS 2009 - The 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences",
note = "13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2009 ; Conference date: 01-11-2009 Through 05-11-2009",
}