Title :
Living cell fabric
Author :
Onoe, H. ; Gojo, R. ; Matsunaga, Y. ; Kiriya, D. ; Kato-Negishi, M. ; Kuribayashi-Shigetomi, K. ; Shimoyama, Y. ; Takeuchi, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ind. Sci., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a centimeter-scale living cell fabric made of cell-containing core-shell hydrogel fibers, “cell fiber.” We improved core-shell fiber applicable to various types of cells, and precisely characterized their biofunctions and mechanical properties. Using these cell fibers, we demonstrate a centimeter-scale living cell fabric woven by our micro weaving machine. We believe that our weaving approach using cell fibers would be a powerful method for constructing large-scale 3D-patterned functional tissues.
Keywords :
biomechanics; cellular biophysics; fibres; hydrogels; weaving; 3D-patterned functional tissue; biofunction; cell fiber; core-shell hydrogel fiber; living cell fabric; micro weaving machine; Electron tubes; Fabrics; Optical fiber sensors; Three dimensional displays; Weaving;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2011 IEEE 24th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9632-7
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2011.5734573
