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Evaporative edge lithography of a liposomal drug microarray for cell migration assays

  • Nicholas Vafai
  • Troy W. Lowry
  • Korey A. Wilson
  • Michael W. Davidson
  • Steven Lenhert

Abstract

Lipid multilayer microarrays are a promising approach to miniaturize laboratory procedures by taking advantage of the microscopic compartmentalization capabilities of lipids. Here, we demonstrate a new method to pattern lipid multilayers on surfaces based on solvent evaporation along the edge where a stencil contacts a surface called evaporative edge lithography (EEL). As an example of an application of this process, we use EEL to make microarrays suitable for a cell-based migration assay. Currently existing cell migration assays require a separate compartment for each drug which is dissolved at a single concentration in solution. An advantage of the lipid multilayer microarray assay is that multiple compounds can be tested on the same surface. We demonstrate this by testing the effect of two different lipophilic drugs, Taxol and Brefeldin A, on collective cell migration into an unpopulated area. This particular assay should be scalable to test of 2000 different lipophilic compounds or dosages on a standard microtiter plate area, or if adapted for individual cell migration, it would allow for high-throughput screening of more than 50,000 compounds per plate.

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Vafai, N. ., Lowry, T. W. ., Wilson, K. A. ., Davidson, M. W. ., & Lenhert, S. . (2015). Evaporative edge lithography of a liposomal drug microarray for cell migration assays. Nanofabrication, 2, 32–42. Retrieved from https://ojs.bdtopten.com/33015.eaapublishing/index.php/nanofab/article/view/280

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Published: 2015-07-24

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