Department of Transplant/Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, Clinical Sciences Building, Suite 402, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Biomed Microdevices. 2012 Apr;14(2):419-26. doi: 10.1007/s10544-011-9618-3.
Reliable long-term cell culture in microfluidic system is limited by air bubble formation and accumulation. In this study, we developed a bubble removal system capable of both trapping and discharging air bubbles in a consistent and reliable manner. Combined with PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) hydrophilic surface treatment and vacuum filling, a microfluidic perifusion system equipped with the bubble trap was successfully applied for long-term culture of mouse pancreatic islets with no bubble formation and no flow interruption. In addition to demonstrating normal cell viability and islet morphology, post-cultured islets exhibited normal insulin secretion kinetics, intracellular calcium signaling, and changes in mitochondrial potentials in response to glucose challenge. This design could be easily adapted by other microfluidic systems due to its simple design, ease of fabrication, and portability.
在微流控系统中进行可靠的长期细胞培养受到气泡形成和积累的限制。在这项研究中,我们开发了一种能够以一致且可靠的方式捕获和排出气泡的气泡去除系统。结合 PDMS(聚二甲基硅氧烷)亲水表面处理和真空填充,成功地将配备有气泡捕集器的微流控灌注系统应用于小鼠胰岛的长期培养,没有气泡形成,也没有流动中断。除了证明正常的细胞活力和胰岛形态外,培养后的胰岛还表现出正常的胰岛素分泌动力学、细胞内钙信号和对葡萄糖刺激的线粒体电势变化。由于其简单的设计、易于制造和便携性,这种设计可以很容易地适应其他微流控系统。