Title :
A bioreactor for continuous perfusion cell culture fabricated with photosensitive biodegradable polymer
Author :
Leclerc, E. ; Furukawa, K.S. ; Miyata, F. ; Sakai, Y. ; Fujii, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ind. Sci., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we present microstructures fabricated with a photosensitive biodegradable polymer. Static cell cultures were then done to investigate the biocompatibility of the polymer to mammalian cells. Then a perfusion cell culture closed structure was successfully performed.
Keywords :
bioreactors; cellular biophysics; microfluidics; polymers; biocompatibility; bioreactor; mammalian cells; microstructure fabrication; perfusion cell culture; photosensitive biodegradable polymer; static cell cultures; Biodegradable materials; Biological materials; Bioreactors; Fabrication; Lithography; Microfluidics; Microstructure; Plastics industry; Polymers; Textile industry;
Conference_Titel :
TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7731-1
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1217002
