• DocumentCode
    1859484
  • Title

    On-chip cell loading using untethred nano-pipette robot

  • Author

    Ichikawa, Akihiko ; Sakuma, Shinya ; Arai, Fumihito

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Micro-Nano Syst. Eng., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 2012
  • Firstpage
    74
  • Lastpage
    77
  • Abstract
    We have developed an on-chip untetherd robot, which has suction mechanism. The robot has a pump activated by a permanent magnet and an electrical magnet. The robot is manipulated and positioned by permanent magnets. We established the fabrication process of the nano-pipette on the robot by using negative-photoresist sheet to make hollow structure. We performed the experiment of manipulation of bovine oocyte with the robot, and loading of a bovine oocyte from cell chamber to micro-channel.
  • Keywords
    cellular biophysics; lab-on-a-chip; microchannel flow; micromanipulators; micropumps; nanobiotechnology; permanent magnets; photoresists; bovine oocyte; cell chamber; electrical magnet; microchannel; negative-photoresist sheet; on-chip cell loading; on-chip untetherd robot; permanent magnet; suction mechanism; untethred nanopipette robot;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2012 International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Nagoya
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4811-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MHS.2012.6492456
  • Filename
    6492456