title: Mobile Microplates for Morphological Control and Assembly of Individual Neural Cells.
abstract: A microfabricated device that enables morphological control and assembly of cultured single neural cells is described. Assembly of morphologically controlled single neural cells allows neuroengineers to design in vitro neural circuits with a single-cell resolution. Compared to conventional cell-patterning techniques, the device allows for the highly precise positioning of neural somas and neurites in a reproducible fashion.
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Shotaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Teshima
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuribayashi-Shigetomi
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016501:Neurites / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051381:Rats; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: assembly; cell handling; cell patterning; neural cells; neural circuits