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Park J, Salmi ML, Wan Salim WWA, Rademacher A, Wickizer B, Schooley A, Benton J, Cantero A, Argote PF, Ren M, Zhang M, Porterfield DM, Ricco AJ, Roux SJ, Rickus JL. An autonomous lab on a chip for space flight calibration of gravity-induced transcellular calcium polarization in single-cell fern spores. Lab Chip 2017; 17:1095-1103. [PMID: 28205656 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc01370h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
This report describes the development of lab-on-a-chip device designed to measure changes in cellular ion gradients that are induced by changes in gravitational (g) forces. The bioCD presented here detects differential calcium ion concentrations outside of individual cells. The device includes sufficient replicates for statistical analysis of the gradients around multiple single cells and around control wells that are empty or include dead cells. In the data presented, the degree of the cellular response correlates with the magnitude of the g-force applied via rotation of the bioCD. The experiments recorded the longest continuous observation of a cellular response to hypergravity made to date, and they demonstrate the potential utility of this device for assaying the threshold of cells' g-force responses in spaceflight conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Park
- Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Physiological Sensing Facility at the Bindley Bioscience Center & Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A6700, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Physiological Sensing Facility at the Bindley Bioscience Center & Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
| | - A Rademacher
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
| | - B Wickizer
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
| | - A Schooley
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
| | - J Benton
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
| | - A Cantero
- Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A6700, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
| | - M Ren
- Dept of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Dept of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Physiological Sensing Facility at the Bindley Bioscience Center & Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. and Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
| | - S J Roux
- Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A6700, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Physiological Sensing Facility at the Bindley Bioscience Center & Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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