Microfluidic-based cell culture allows for precise spatio-temporal regulation of microenvironment, live cell imaging and better recapitulation of physiological conditions, while minimizing reagents' consumption. Despite their usefulness, most microfluidic systems are designed with one specific application in mind and usually require specialized equipment and expertise for their operation. All these requirements prevent microfluidic-based cell culture to be widely adopted. Here, we designed and implemented a versatile and easy-to-use perfusion cell culture microfluidic platform for multiple applications (VersaLive) requiring only standard pipettes. Here, we showcase the multiple uses of VersaLive (e.g., time-lapse live cell imaging, immunostaining, cell recovery, cell lysis, plasmid transfection) in mammalian cell lines and primary cells. VersaLive could replace standard cell culture formats in several applications, thus decreasing costs and increasing reproducibility across laboratories. The layout, documentation and protocols are open-source and available online at https://versalive.tigem.it/ .

The VersaLive platform enables microfluidic mammalian cell culture for versatile applications / Nocera, Giovanni Marco; Viscido, Gaetano; Criscuolo, Stefania; Brillante, Simona; Carbone, Fabrizia; Staiano, Leopoldo; Carrella, Sabrina; di Bernardo, Diego. - In: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. - ISSN 2399-3642. - 5:1(2022). [10.1038/s42003-022-03976-8]

The VersaLive platform enables microfluidic mammalian cell culture for versatile applications

Nocera, Giovanni Marco
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Conceptualization
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Brillante, Simona;Staiano, Leopoldo;Carrella, Sabrina;di Bernardo, Diego
Ultimo
Supervision
2022

Abstract

Microfluidic-based cell culture allows for precise spatio-temporal regulation of microenvironment, live cell imaging and better recapitulation of physiological conditions, while minimizing reagents' consumption. Despite their usefulness, most microfluidic systems are designed with one specific application in mind and usually require specialized equipment and expertise for their operation. All these requirements prevent microfluidic-based cell culture to be widely adopted. Here, we designed and implemented a versatile and easy-to-use perfusion cell culture microfluidic platform for multiple applications (VersaLive) requiring only standard pipettes. Here, we showcase the multiple uses of VersaLive (e.g., time-lapse live cell imaging, immunostaining, cell recovery, cell lysis, plasmid transfection) in mammalian cell lines and primary cells. VersaLive could replace standard cell culture formats in several applications, thus decreasing costs and increasing reproducibility across laboratories. The layout, documentation and protocols are open-source and available online at https://versalive.tigem.it/ .
2022
The VersaLive platform enables microfluidic mammalian cell culture for versatile applications / Nocera, Giovanni Marco; Viscido, Gaetano; Criscuolo, Stefania; Brillante, Simona; Carbone, Fabrizia; Staiano, Leopoldo; Carrella, Sabrina; di Bernardo, Diego. - In: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. - ISSN 2399-3642. - 5:1(2022). [10.1038/s42003-022-03976-8]
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