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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Cell Biology
    • Robotics

    Background:

    • Automating microinjection of suspended cells is established, but challenges remain for adherent cells due to their morphology and size.
    • Existing methods for adherent cell microinjection are low-throughput, limiting large-scale studies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a robotic system for automated microinjection of adherent cells.
    • To enable high-throughput microinjection of thousands of adherent cells per experiment.
    • To apply the system for quantitative cell-cell communication studies, including gap junction function.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a robotic microinjection system with capabilities for automated tip localization, contact detection, and error compensation.
    • Quantitative evaluation of system performance (speed, success rate, viability) using over 4000 microinjections.
    • Application of the system to study gap junction function in HL-1 cardiac muscle cells.

    Main Results:

    • The robotic system successfully performed automated microinjection of adherent cells with high precision and accuracy.
    • Achieved significantly higher throughput (thousands of cells) compared to existing methods.
    • Demonstrated the system's utility by quantifying gap junction function in HL-1 cells, a novel application.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed robotic system overcomes previous limitations in adherent cell microinjection, enabling unprecedented throughput.
    • This technology facilitates large-scale cell-cell communication studies and other applications in cell biology.
    • The system offers a robust and efficient solution for automated microinjection of various adherent cell types.