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Article: New Microfluidic Device for Nerve Cells May Aid Efforts for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury Cures; UC Irvine Study Enables Imaging Inside Living Neurons.
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- November 1, 2005
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IRVINE, Calif. -- A new, easily manufactured microfluidic chamber will allow scientists to examine axons in living nerve cells and may lead to a better understanding of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and may be used to screen drugs to overcome spinal cord injuries, according to researchers in The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine.
Biomedical engineer Noo Li Jeon and colleagues have designed a microfluidic device, which uses tiny volumes of fluid to culture, or grow, neurons. The technology enables live imaging of neurons by fluidically isolating axons from other complex parts of the cell. This ...