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Liquid Metal‐Based Multifunctional Micropipette for 4D Single Cell Manipulation

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Abstract A novel manufacturing approach to fabricate liquid metal‐based, multifunctional microcapillary pipettes able to provide electrodes with high electrical conductivity for high‐frequency electrical stimulation and measurement is proposed. 4D single… Click to show full abstract

Abstract A novel manufacturing approach to fabricate liquid metal‐based, multifunctional microcapillary pipettes able to provide electrodes with high electrical conductivity for high‐frequency electrical stimulation and measurement is proposed. 4D single cell manipulation is realized by applying multifrequency, multiamplitude, and multiphase electrical signals to the microelectrodes near the pipette tip to create 3D dielectrophoretic trap and 1D electrorotation, simultaneously. Functions such as single cell trapping, patterning, transfer, and rotation are accomplished. Cell viability and multiday proliferation characterization has confirmed the biocompatibility of this approach. This is a simple, low‐cost, and fast fabrication process that requires no cleanroom and photolithography step to manufacture 3D microelectrodes and microchannels for easy access to a wide user base for broad applications.

Keywords: single cell; liquid metal; based multifunctional; metal based; cell manipulation; cell

Journal Title: Advanced Science
Year Published: 2018

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