3D-printed digital microfluidic system for 3D cell culture. (IMAGE)

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

3D-printed digital microfluidic system for 3D cell culture.

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3D-printed digital microfluidic system for 3D cell culture. a Schematic representation of the micro-stereolithography 3D printing process; b architecture of the digital microfluidic system; c directed movement of cell suspension droplets into the 3D microstructures on the chip; d formation of 3D cell spheroids within the 3D microstructures.

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Microsystems & Nanoengineering

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