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Mobile Microplates for Morphological Control and Assembly of Individual Neural Cells
Author(s) -
Yoshida Shotaro,
Teshima Tetsuhiko,
KuribayashiShigetomi Kaori,
Takeuchi Shoji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201500782
Subject(s) - computer science , neural cell , neurite , artificial neural network , control (management) , nanotechnology , artificial intelligence , computer hardware , cell , biology , in vitro , materials science , biochemistry , genetics
A microfabricated device that enables morphological control and assembly of cultured single neural cells is described. Assembly of morphologically controlled single neural cells allows neuroengineers to design in vitro neural circuits with a single‐cell resolution. Compared to conventional cell‐patterning techniques, the device allows for the highly precise positioning of neural somas and neurites in a reproducible fashion.