Temporal Transition of Mechanical Characteristics of HUVEC/MSC Spheroids Using a Microfluidic Chip with Force Sensor Probes

Temporal Transition of Mechanical Characteristics of HUVEC/MSC Spheroids Using a Microfluidic Chip with Force Sensor Probes

In this paper, we focus on the mechanical characterization of co-cultured spheroids of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) (HUVEC/MSC spheroids). HUVEC/MSC spheroids aggregate during culture, thereby decreasing in size. Since this size decrease can be cau...

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Main Authors: Keitaro Ito, Shinya Sakuma, Masaki Kimura, Takanori Takebe, Makoto Kaneko, Fumihito Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Micromachines
Subjects:
mechanical characterization
microfluidic chip
spheroid
force sensor probe
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/7/12/221

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