Maskless microfabrication of thermosensitive gels using a microscope and application to a controlled release microchip

被引:28
作者
Yoshida, Ryo [1 ]
Omata, Kazuya [1 ]
Yamaura, Kotaro [1 ]
Ebata, Masaya [1 ]
Tanaka, Masahiro [1 ]
Takai, Madoka [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Mat Engn, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
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10.1039/b606620h
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Here we show a simple and convenient method to prepare micropatterned gels by the use of a microscope, without large-scale or special-order experimental setup. UV light focused by an objective lens was locally irradiated to a pre-gel solution in a microchannel. This method would be useful for preparing microgels at target positions in microchips. A controlled drug-release microchip has actually been fabricated by utilizing this local photo-irradiation method, and pulsatile drug release in response to temperature changes was demonstrated.
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页码:1384 / 1386
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