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Design, Surface Treatment, Cellular Plating, and Culturing of Modular Neuronal Networks Composed of Functionally Inter-connected Circuits
Published on: April 15, 2015
Characterization of micropatterned nanofibrous scaffolds for neural network activity readout for high-throughput
Lina Wang1, William S Kisaalita
1Cellular Bioengineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
Abstract:
Micropatterns were fabricated in nanofibrous poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) films by laser micromachining and the resulting scaffolds were characterized with respect to architecture, thermal, mechanical, and mass transport properties. Also, human neural stem cells were successfully cultured in these micropatterned nanofibrous scaffolds (MNFSs). The scaffolds were incorporated in high-density well plates (e.g., 96-well plates), creating a platform for high-throughput screening of drugs with physiologically more relevant networked neural cultures. Through mathematical modeling of the transport of model stimulants, the feasibility of stimulating neural networks cultured in MNFSs was demonstrated. More work is needed to establish biological network activity-MNFS architecture relationships.
