TY - GEN
T1 - Core-shell gel wires for the construction of large area heterogeneous structures with biomaterials
AU - Onoe, Hiroaki
AU - Gojo, Riho
AU - Tsuda, Yukiko
AU - Kiriya, Daisuke
AU - Takeuchi, Shoji
PY - 2010/6/1
Y1 - 2010/6/1
N2 - This paper describes core-shell hydrogel wires for constructing 3D heterogeneous hydrogel microstructures containing biomaterials. A core hydrogel layer contains biomaterials such as cells, and a shell hydrogel layer covers the core to realize a mechanically-robust hydrogel wire. Using this core-shell gel wires, we demonstrate a woven sheet with heterogeneous gel wires by using our stereolithographically-made weaving machine. We also fabricate a reeled-up tube-like cell-containing structure by a glass tube spindle, inspired by tools from fiber industry. We show that our core-shell gel wires and weaving methods are powerful approach to arrange heterogeneous biomaterials in three dimensions.
AB - This paper describes core-shell hydrogel wires for constructing 3D heterogeneous hydrogel microstructures containing biomaterials. A core hydrogel layer contains biomaterials such as cells, and a shell hydrogel layer covers the core to realize a mechanically-robust hydrogel wire. Using this core-shell gel wires, we demonstrate a woven sheet with heterogeneous gel wires by using our stereolithographically-made weaving machine. We also fabricate a reeled-up tube-like cell-containing structure by a glass tube spindle, inspired by tools from fiber industry. We show that our core-shell gel wires and weaving methods are powerful approach to arrange heterogeneous biomaterials in three dimensions.
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U2 - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442518
DO - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442518
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77952785189
SN - 9781424457649
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 248
EP - 251
BT - MEMS 2010 - The 23rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Technical Digest
T2 - 23rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2010
Y2 - 24 January 2010 through 28 January 2010
ER -