title: Microfluidic platform for the study of Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: Caenorhabditis elegans is a well-established model organism for the study of various biological areas. However, the procedures generally used for this worm are limited by the low throughput, low automation, and imprecise delivery of external stimuli. Microfluidics technology is emerging as an attractive and enabling platform to overcome these problems. In this review, we summarize the current microfluidic approaches for the investigation of behavior and neurobiology in C. elegans, and discuss the trends of future development.
authors.affiliation: Dalian Institute of Chemistry and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Bingcheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D009446:Neurobiology