Modeling and fabrication of scale-like cantilever for cell capturing

Boyin Liu; Jing Fu; Murat Muradoglu

doi:10.1117/12.2033744

7 December 2013 Modeling and fabrication of scale-like cantilever for cell capturing

Boyin Liu, Jing Fu, Murat Muradoglu

Proceedings Volume 8923, Micro/Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems; 89232Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2033744
Event: SPIE Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications, 2013, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

The micro-domain provides excellent conditions for performing biological experiments on small populations of cells and has given rise to the proliferation of so-called lab-on-a-chip devices. In order to fully utilize the benefits of cell assays, means of retaining cells at defined locations over time are required. Here, the creation of scale-like cantilevers, inspired by biomimetics, on planar silicon nitride (Si3N4) film using focused ion beam machining is described. Using SEM imaging, regular tilting of the cantilever with almost no warping of the cantilever was uncovered. Finite element analysis showed that the scale-like cantilever was best at limiting stress concentration without difficulty in manufacture and having stresses more evenly distributed along the edge. It also had a major advantage in that the degree of deflection could be simply altered by changing the central angle. From a piling simulation conducted, it was found that a random delivery of simulated particles on to the scale-like obstacle should create a triangular collection. In the experimental trapping of polystyrene beads in suspension, the basic triangular piling structure was observed, but with extended tails and a fanning out around the obstacle. This was attributed to the aggregation tendency of polystyrene beads that acted on top of the piling behavior. In the experiment with bacterial cells, triangular pile up behind the cantilever was absent and the bacteria cells were able to slip inside the cantilever’s opening despite the size of the bacteria being larger than the gap. Overall, the fabricated scale-like cantilever architectures offer a viable way to trap small populations of material in suspension.

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Boyin Liu, Jing Fu, and Murat Muradoglu "Modeling and fabrication of scale-like cantilever for cell capturing", Proc. SPIE 8923, Micro/Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems, 89232Z (7 December 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2033744

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