Microfluidic trap-and-release system for lab-on-a-chip-based studies on giant vesicles.

Nuss, Hermann; Chevallard, Corinne; Guenoun, Patrick; Malloggi, Florent · Lab Chip · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We present a microfluidic array that allows lab-on-a-chip-based studies on hundreds of giant vesicles through immobilization, engineering and release of the vesicles. Real-time observations of the vesicular response are reported. This trap-and-release system is also used to efficiently narrow the size distribution of the vesicle population. In addition, it can be applied to a wide range of deformable objects.