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JRM Vol.22 No.5 pp. 644-650
doi: 10.20965/jrm.2010.p0644
(2010)

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Nanoliters Discharge/Suction by Thermoresponsive Polymer Actuated Probe and Applied for Single Cell Manipulation

Masaru Takeuchi*, Masahiro Nakajima**, Masaru Kojima*,
and Toshio Fukuda*,**

*Department of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan

**Center For Micro-nano Mechatronics, Nagoya University

Received:
April 26, 2010
Accepted:
July 29, 2010
Published:
October 20, 2010
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Keywords:
probe device, thermoresponsive polymer, nanoliters discharge/suction, micromanipulation, single cell analysis
Abstract
We propose the Thermoresponsive Polymer Actuated (TPA) probe which uses thermoresponsive polymer poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) volume change as an actuator. The proposed probe is applicable to single cell analysis, especially single cell manipulation. The TPA probe can discharge and suck solution in several nanoliters (nl) using the volume change. Normally, it is difficult to realize solution discharge and suction less than several dozen nl by the conventional air- or oil-pressure-actuated probe. We designed the TPA probe for low-cost fabrication and disposable use. The probe also takes in and ejects on a nl order by simply switching a heater on and off. PNIPAAm solution volume change was evaluated in this paper. The manipulation of single microbead and the suction of target cell were also demonstrated by the TPA probe in the semi-closed microchip. It is considered that the TPA probe can contribute to the manipulation of single cell.
Cite this article as:
M. Takeuchi, M. Nakajima, M. Kojima, and T. Fukuda, “Nanoliters Discharge/Suction by Thermoresponsive Polymer Actuated Probe and Applied for Single Cell Manipulation,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.22 No.5, pp. 644-650, 2010.
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