Thorsen T. – TechConnect Briefs

Using Microfluidics for Metabolic Monitoring of Single Embryo Cultures

Thorsen T., Urbanski J.-P., Johnson M.T., Craig D.D., Potter D.L., Gardner D.K., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

In recent years, microfluidics has demonstrated novel methods of culturing and studying cells. Within well-defined volumes comparable to the sample of interest, media, nutrients or toxins may be precisely targeted to individual cells via diffusion [...]

Simulation on biological cell transport in the microfluidic devices

Kim M.C., Wang Z.H., Lam R.H.W., Thorsen T., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

We have developed a Bio-Particle (BP) simulation technique for the general particle movement in Lab-On-A-Chip devices. This has also been validated with experiments on biological cells (3T3 cell; diameter 10 μm). The cell motion under [...]

A Microfluidic Array with Micro Cell Sieves for Cell Cytotoxicity Screening

Wang Z.H., Kim M.C., Marquez M., Thorsen T., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

There is currently great interest in cell arrays for cell-based studies to improve experimental throughput. Microfluidics is an inherently scalable technology, offering an exciting new alternative to fabricate cell arrays for cell studies in a [...]