Buried microchannels in photopolymer for delivering of solutions to neurons in a network

A simple and efficient technique for the fabrication of buried microfluidic channels is presented. Microchannels made using a contribution of thick liquid and laminated photopolymers are used for the realization of smart microchips for culture, stimulation and recording of neural cell arrays. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

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