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Cell-based autonomous biosensing microsystem

LiveSense

07/05/2012

Nano-Tera.ch

Annual Plenary Meeting

Scope of the project


Demonstrate an autonomous cell-based biosensor microsystem for environmental remote monitoring applications

Scientific objectives: Study various cell models for toxicology assays in microbioreactor format Develop new physical methods for measuring cell response in situ Develop a micro-bioreactor with intergated sensors
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General concept
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Cell models:

Bacteria in beads, Unil

Hepatocytes on-chip, EPFL_LMIS

Epithelial cells on chip, CSEM

Fibroblats on nanopillars, ETHZ

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The 8 teams in LiveSense project


EPFL-LMIS Microsystems Laboratory Microfluidics, cell chips, bio-impedance UNIL-DMF Department of Fundmental Biology Cell biology, gene reporters, bacterial sensors Philippe Renaud Jan van der Meer Martial Geiser Viola Vogel Martha Liley Hubert Girault Nico de Rooij Peter van der Val Michael Riediker

HESSO-ISI Industrial Systems Institute Microsystems, electronics, optical sensors ETHZ-MAT Biologically Oriented Materials Biomaterial, cell biology CSEM Nanobiotechnology group Surface biochemistry, biomaterials

EPFL-LEPA Electrochemistry and Analytics Laboratory Electrochemical sensing, analytical chemistry EPFL-IMT UNIL-IST Sensors and Actuators Laboratory Microfluidics, microsensors Institute of Occupational Health Health effect of pollution

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Bacterial biosensor: fluorescence detection


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Livesense partner UNIL, Lausanne

Bacterial biosensor: amperometric detection


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Livesense partner EPFL-LEPA, Lausanne

Epithelial cell biosensor: TER measurement


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Livesense partner CSEM, Neuchtel

Epithelial cell biosensor: glucose, pH, osmo


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Livesense partner EPFL-IMT, Neuchtel

Cell-based toxicology: force measurement


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Livesense partner ETHZ, Zrich

Cell-based toxicology: impedance spectroscopy


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Livesense partner EPFL, Lausanne

System integration:

Microfluidic cell incubator Fluorescence sensors processor + GSM module Power supply

Micropumps for perfusion

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Livesense partner HEVS, Sion

Summary
A set of cell models, cultivable in microenvironments Several readout schemes for monitoring cell response System integration for bacteria and epithelial cell New techniques for toxicology screening

Next steps:
Validation with toxicants Environmental sampling

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