Title :
Manipulating biological cells with a micro-robot cluster
Author :
Tagliareni, F. ; Nierlich, M. ; Steinmetz, O. ; Velten, T. ; Brufau, J. ; López-Sànchez, J. ; Puig-Vidal, M. ; Samitier, J.
Author_Institution :
IBMT, Fraunhofer Inst. for Biomed. Eng., St. Ingbert, Germany
Abstract :
Micromanipulation is an appreciated and powerful method to modify biological material. By injecting DNA or specific liquids into a biological cell, designated reactions or behaviors can be provoked. The aim of this paper is to describe three components of a fully automated opticonsisting of a micro-robot cluster with an integrated micro-fluidic SyringeChip. The electronic system, microfluidic Syringe-Chip, and infrared communication are the components that have been built and are ready for integration into a MiCRoN robot. The concept of a biological cell manipulation with the aid of the integrated sub-systems is being presented here. The first injection experiment is done after completion of the MiCRoN robot-cluster.
Keywords :
DNA; biomedical electronics; cellular biophysics; microfluidics; micromanipulators; microrobots; optical communication; DNA; MiCRoN robot; biological cell manipulation; electronic system; infrared communication; microfluidic SyringeChip; microinjection; micromanipulation; microrobot cluster; Biological cells; Biological materials; Biomedical optical imaging; DNA; Integrated optics; Liquids; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Robotics and automation; SyringeChip; cell manipulation; infrared communication; micro-robot cluster; microinjection;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2005. (IROS 2005). 2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8912-3
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2005.1545018
