Host: The Japanese Society of Toxicology
Name : The 47th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology
Date : 2020 -
Micromachines such as sensors contribute to high-performance for smartphones, which are necessary for our daily lives. Sensors and actuators made with microfabrication technology that developed LSI integrated circuit technology called MEMS have become indispensable for the development of various information devices. MEMS have been developed from the technology of microfabrication of Si which is a material for LSI. MEMS have been applied to microfluidics by developing micro grooves for microchannels and microactuators for valve and pump in early stage. Microfluidics based on MEMS has been used in biochemical field. Bio MEMS, which is called μTAS or LOC, have developed through successful fusion of MEMS and life sciences. It has become possible to culture cells and tissues on the biochemical analysis chips, which are important for toxicology science. Furthermore, OoC and BoC technologies may allow organs and living body on a chip. This presentation plans to introduce several examples among our research activities on biomedical applications of MEMS: Analysis technologies of biopsied samples including blood and muscle tissues, openable artificial intestinal micromachine, microfingers for manipulation of cellular aggregate.
