Pressure Driven HepG2 cells Focusing on a Microchip
We present a pressure driven microfluidic system devoted to concentration of cells in localized clusters ready for 3D cell culture in a microchamber. Cells are flown back and forth into the microchamber by pressurization/de-pressurization of two air caps symmetrically placed at two ends of a microchannel. The symmetry of the flow induces the presence of a dead volume in the cell culture chamber, favouring a rapid cell trapping and aggregation.
