Microfab – Simmons Lab

19 Feb

Wong Jeremy, Simmons Craig A. Microfluidic assay for the on-chip electrochemical measurement of cell monolayer permeability. Lab on a chip. 2019 | RSC

29 Jun

Fitzsimmons Ross EB, Aquilino Mark S., Quigley Jasmine, Chebotarev Oleg, Tarlan Farhang, Simmons Craig A. Generating vascular channels within hydrogel constructs using an economical open-source 3D bioprinter and thermoreversible gels. Bioprinting: 2018; 9:7-18 | ScienceDirect

22 Nov

Wong F. Jeremy, Young Edmond W.K, Simmons, Craig A. Computational analysis of integrated biosensing and shear flow in a microfluidic vascular model. AIP Advances. 2017; 7: 115116 | AIP

21 Apr

Wong Jeremy F., Simmons Craig A., Young Edward W.K. Modeling and Measurement of Biomolecular Transport and Sensing in Microfluidic Cell Culture and Analysis Systems, In: Becker, S. (ed.) Model. Microscale Transp. Biol. Process. 1st ed. 2017; Elsevier, pp. 41–75. | Book Chapter

27 Feb

Liu Haijiao, Usprech Jenna, Sun Yu, Simmons Craig A. A microfabricated platform with hydrogel arrays for 3D mechanical stimulation of cells. Acta Biomaterialia, 2016; 34:113-24. | PubMed

07 Mar

Xiao Y, Zhang B, Liu H, Miklas JW, Gagliardi M, Pahnke A, Thavandiran N, Sun Y, Simmons CA, Keller G, Radisic M. Microfabricated perfusable cardiac biowire: a platform that mimics native cardiac bundle. Lab Chip, 2014;14:869-82. | Pubmed

01 Oct

Heckler AF, Mirzaei Z, Pereira I, Simmons CA, Gong S-G. Development of a three-dimensional in vitro model system to study orthodontic tooth movement. Arch Oral Biol, 2013;58:1498-1510.| PubMed

07 Jul

Chen MB, Srigunapalan S, Wheeler AR, Simmons CA. A 3D microfluidic platform incorporating methacrylated gelatin hydrogels to study physiological cardiovascular cell–cell interactions. Lab Chip, 2013;13:2591-8.| PubMed

01 Apr

Moraes C*, Likhitpanichkul M*, Lam CJ, Beca BM, Sun Y, Simmons CA. Microdevice array-based identification of distinct mechanobiological response profiles in layer-specific valve interstitial cells. Integr Biol, 2013;5:673-80.| PubMed

21 Oct

MacQueen L, Chebotarev O, Simmons CA#, Sun Y#. Miniaturized platform with on-chip strain sensors for compression testing of arrayed materials. Lab Chip, 2012;12:4178-84.| PubMed

21 Jan

Srigunapalan S*, Eydelnant IA*, Simmons CA, Wheeler AR. A digital microfluidic platform for primary cell culture and analysis. Lab Chip, 2012;12:369-75. | PubMed

01 Jan

Liu J*, Moraes C*, Lu Z, Simmons CA, Sun Y. Single cell deposition. Methods Cell Biol, 2012;112:403-420.| PubMed

01 Oct

Moraes C, Sun Y#, Simmons CA#. (Micro) managing the mechanical microenvironment. Integr Biol, 2011;3:959-971.| PubMed

30 Mar

Srigunapalan S, Lam C, Wheeler AR, Simmons CA. A microfluidic membrane device to mimic critical components of the vascular microenvironment. Biomicrofluidics, 2011;5:13409.| PubMed

01 Jan

Moraes C, Zhao R, Likhitpanichkul M, Simmons CA#, Sun Y#. Semi-confined compression of microfabricated polymerized biomaterial constructs. J Micromech Microeng, 2011;21.| PubMed

26 Dec

Moraes C, Sun Y, Simmons CA. Microfabricated platforms for mechanically dynamic cell culture. J Visualized Experiments,2010; http://www.jove.com/index/Details.stp?ID=2224, 2224.| PubMed

21 Oct

Lu Z*, Moraes C*, Ye G, Simmons CA, Sun Y. Single cell deposition and patterning with a robotic system. PLoS One,2010;5:e13542.| PubMed

11 Jun

Moraes C, Sun Y, Simmons CA. Chips & Tips: Connector-less manipulation of small liquid volumes in microchannels. www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/lc/microchannels.asp, Lab Chip, June 11, 2010.| PubMed

10 May

Moraes C, Wyss K, Brisson E, Keith BA, Sun Y, Simmons CA. An undergraduate lab (on-a-chip): Probing single cell mechanics on a microfluidic platform. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2010;3:319-330. | PubMed

01 May

Fiddes LK, Raz N, Srigunapalan S, Tumarkan E, Parkharenko V, Simmons CA, Wheeler AR, Kumacheva E. A circular cross-section PDMS microfluidics system for replication of cardiovascular flow conditions. Biomaterials,2010;31:3459-3464. | PubMed

21 Jan

Young EWK, Simmons CA. Macro- and microscale fluid flow systems for endothelial cell biology. LabChip,2010;10:143-160. Journal cover. | PubMed

21 Jan

Moraes C, Chen J-H, Sun Y, Simmons CA. Microfabricated arrays for high-throughput screening of cellular response to cyclic substrate deformation. LabChip, 2010;10:227-234. | PubMed

01 Jan

Moraes C, Wang GH, Sun Y, Simmons CA. A microfabricated platform for high-throughput unconfined compression of micropatterned biomaterial arrays. Biomaterials, 2010;31:577-584.| PubMed

01 Oct

Moraes C, Kagoma YK, Beca BM, Tonelli-Zasarsky RLM, Sun Y, Simmons CA. Integrating polyurethane culture substrates into multilayer poly(dimethylsiloxane) microdevices. Biomaterials, 2009;30:5241-5250.| PubMed

21 Jan

Fiddes L, Chan HK, Wyss K, Simmons CA, Kumacheva E, Wheeler AR. Augmenting microgel flow via receptor-ligand binding in the constrained geometries of microchannels. Lab Chip, 2009;9:286-290.| PubMed

01 Jan

Young EWK, Simmons CA. “Student lab”-on-a-chip: Integrating low-cost microfluidics into undergraduate teaching labs to study multiphase flow phenomena in small vessels. Chem Eng Educ, 2009;43:232-240.| PubMed

01 Jan

Moraes C, Sun Y, Simmons CA. Solving the shrinkage-induced PDMS alignment registration issue in multilayer soft lithography. J Micromech Microeng, 2009;19:065015.| PubMed

01 Jan

Li W, Young EWK, Seo M, Nie Z, Garstecki P, Simmons CA, Kumacheva, E. Simultaneous microfluidic generation of droplets with different dimensions. Soft Matter, 2008;4:258-262.| PubMed

01 Jan

Tong J, Simmons CA, Sun Y. Precision patterning of PDMS membranes and applications. Journal Micromech Microeng,2008;18:037004 (5 pp).| PubMed

01 Dec

Young EWK, Wheeler AR, Simmons CA. Matrix-dependent adhesion of vascular and valvular endothelial cells in microfluidic channels. Lab Chip, 2007;7:1759-1766.| PubMed

01 Oct

Simmons CA, Zilberberg J, Davies PF. A rapid, reliable method to isolate high quality endothelial RNA from small spatially-defined locations. Ann Biomed Eng, 2004;32:1453-1459.| PubMed