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Energy Harvesting: Electric Field Assisted Microfluidic Platform for Generation of Tailorable Porous Microbeads as Cell Carriers for Tissue Engineering (Adv. Funct. Mater. 20/2018)
Author(s) -
Costantini Marco,
Guzowski Jan,
Żuk Paweł J.,
Mozetic Pamela,
De Panfilis Simone,
Jaroszewicz Jakub,
Heljak Marcin,
Massimi Mara,
Pierron Maxime,
Trombetta Marcella,
Dentini Mariella,
Święszkowski Wojciech,
Rainer Alberto,
Garstecki Piotr,
Barbetta Andrea
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870133
Subject(s) - materials science , microfluidics , mesoscopic physics , electric field , nanotechnology , porosity , emulsion , porous medium , composite material , chemical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
A novel preparation method for porous microbeads of tuneable size and internal porous texture is described in article number 1800874 by Piotr Garstecki, Andrea Barbetta, and co‐workers. An oil‐in‐water emulsion is generated inside a flow‐focusing microfluidic device. An electric field breaks up the emulsion into mesoscopic double droplets, that in turn serve as a template for the porous microbeads. The microbeads are effective cell carriers.