Department of Robotics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, South Korea.
DGIST-ETH Microrobotics Research Center, DGIST, Daegu 42988, South Korea.
Sci Robot. 2019 May 29;4(30). doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.aav4317.
Magnetic microrobots were developed for three-dimensional culture and the precise delivery of stem cells in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. Hippocampal neural stem cells attached to the microrobots proliferated and differentiated into astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons. Moreover, microrobots were used to transport colorectal carcinoma cancer cells to tumor microtissue in a body-on-a-chip, which comprised an in vitro liver-tumor microorgan network. The microrobots were also controlled in a mouse brain slice and rat brain blood vessel. Last, microrobots carrying mesenchymal stem cells derived from human nose were manipulated inside the intraperitoneal cavity of a nude mouse. The results indicate the potential of microrobots for the culture and delivery of stem cells.
磁性微机器人被开发用于三维培养和干细胞的精确体外、离体和体内递送。海马神经干细胞附着在微机器人上增殖并分化为星形胶质细胞、少突胶质细胞和神经元。此外,微机器人还被用于将结直肠癌细胞输送到芯片上的肿瘤微组织中,该芯片包含体外肝肿瘤微生物网络。微机器人还可以在小鼠脑切片和大鼠脑血管中进行控制。最后,携带人鼻间充质干细胞的微机器人在裸鼠的腹腔内进行操作。结果表明,微机器人在干细胞的培养和递送方面具有潜力。
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