C. elegans – TechConnect Briefs

Using single particle ICP-MS as a tool for understanding metallonanoparticles transformation during nanotoxicity assays

Johnson M.E., Hanna S.K., Petersen E.J., Nelson B.C., Yu L.L., National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

The work presented will establish a method for employing SP-ICP-MS toward the characterization of ENPs following their exposure to a model organism, C. elegans. Sample preparation, SP-ICP-MS analysis, data processing, particulate transport efficiency evaluation, and [...]

Microfluidic manipulation of Caenorhabditis elegans using acoustic radiation forces

Yu G., Chen X., Xu J., Washington State University, US

The ability to precisely trap, transport and manipulate micrometer-sized objects is very important in microfluidic applications. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is one of the most commonly used animals in biological and medical research due to [...]

Nanoparticle-enhanced Magnetic Field Induces Apoptosis in Nematode

Huang G.S., Yeh L.K., Chen Y-C, National Chiao Tung University, TW

To investigate molecular consequence of magnetic field to C. elegans, Fe3O4 nanoparticles were incorporated into the culture media of C. elegans and the nematodes were grown under magnetic field for 4 days. For the expermental [...]

Compact Disc (CD)-Based Automated Animal Assay

Kim N.H., Dempsey C.M., Zoval J., Sze J.Y., Madou M.J., University of California Irvine, US

Microfabricated platforms that allow automated cultivation and behavioral observation of Caenorhabditis elegans would be a valuable tool in physiological and genetic studies. Here, we report an automated microfluidic compact disc (CD) system conducive to the [...]