Abstract:
A neural probe structure has a probe having a microfluidic channel. The probe is inserted into an inside of a subject. A body to which the probe is fixed has a fluid entrance communicating with the microfluidic channel. A cover element is fixed to the body to cover the fluid entrance. The cover element has a connecting opening to which an external conduit is connected, and a fluid delivery channel extending such that the connecting opening and the fluid entrance are in fluid communication. A fluid fed from the external conduit flows along the fluid delivery channel, goes into the fluid entrance, and is delivered to the subject through the microfluidic channel.
Abstract:
As an apparatus for manufacturing a micro lens array includes a first substrate having a plurality of cavities formed at locations corresponding to locations of the plurality of micro lenses, and a second substrate having a lower softening point than the first substrate and bonded on the first substrate to close the plurality of cavities, wherein a portion of the second substrate located on the cavities swells convexly by air trapped in the cavities expanding its volume in response to a temperature above the softening point of the second substrate being applied, to form domes corresponding to a shape of the micro lenses, and the micro lens array is cast using the second substrate having the formed domes as a mold.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a channel-coupled scaffold. The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a channel-coupled scaffold, which includes: (1) a step of compressing a first elastic substrate which includes a groove on the surface of the substrate to close the groove; (2) a step of loading a scaffold composition onto the closed groove; and (3) a step of restoring the elastic substrate. The present disclosure also provides an apparatus for manufacturing a channel-coupled scaffold, which includes: a first elastic substrate which includes a groove on the surface of the substrate and onto which a scaffold composition is loaded: and a compression module which compresses the width of the groove of the elastic substrate to close it. The apparatus or method may accumulate a microchannel controlling local mass transfer, and align a collagen fiber in the scaffold at the same time.
Abstract:
A high resolution fluorescence imaging device includes a light guide plate having a fluid channel which allows a solution containing a fluorescent sample to pass; a light source disposed on a side of the light guide plate to irradiate light inward the light guide plate; an image sensor disposed under the light guide plate; and a thin film interposed between the light guide plate and the image sensor, wherein the thin film has a first surface having a plurality of pillars and a second surface, the pillars separate the light guide plate and the image sensor apart from each other, and the second surface is bonded to the light guide plate. According to an embodiment, since the light guide plate acts in place of a filter element, it is possible to manufacture in ultrasmall size and achieve multiple fluorescence imaging without replacing a filter.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electrode, which is an in vivo insertable electrode, including a substrate, an electrically conductive layer formed on the substrate, a platinum black layer formed on the electrically conductive layer, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) formed on the platinum black layer, and a lubricant layer formed on the SAM, a method of manufacturing the electrode, and a medical device including the electrode. The in vivo insertable electrode according to the present invention provides excellent electrical properties such as low impedance. Further, it shows that friction with tissue occurring when the electrode is inserted is reduced, and trauma during insertion and an immune rejection response after insertion is suppressed. Further, in the long term, it is possible to detect signals with high sensitivity throughout the entire period by preventing bioadhesion of in vivo cells, such as immune cells, and other proteins.
Abstract:
A neural probe structure includes a probe that is inserted into a subject, a body to support a rear end of the probe, at least one light source included in the body, a photo diode formed in the probe, and an optical waveguide extending from the at least one light source in the body to the photo diode of the probe, wherein the photo diode is formed at a smaller height than the optical waveguide.
Abstract:
A micro sensing system for real-time sensing a neurotrophic factor included in a body fluid includes a body, a neurotrophic factor channel formed in the body to allow a fluid flow therein, and a biosensor formed at the body to sense the neurotrophic factor, wherein the body fluid is extracted in a living body through the neurotrophic factor channel, and wherein the biosensor is disposed on a path of the neurotrophic factor channel to directly contact a body fluid flowing through the neurotrophic factor channel and senses a concentration of a neurotrophic factor in the body fluid.