Cell Culturing on Electrical Circuit with Printed Electronics Technics

The goal of this study is developing a tactile sensor with receptors capable of self-organization in response to mechanical stimuli. Living organisms exhibit self-organization abilities such as self-reproduction, self-repair, and high adaptability. To embed those abilities directly, we have developed bio-machine hybrid systems. In this study, we focused on the C2C12 cell due to mechanobiological properties of Calcium ion levels increased when the cells were subjected to mechanical stimuli. Calcium ion changes can be detected with electrodes. In this study, we successfully confirmed that we could culture the cells on the thin membrane with electrical circuits by printed electronics.