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The Design of a Microfluidic Device to Measure the Mechanical Properties of Mammary Epithelial Cells
Public DepositedCurrently, there are no clinical methodologies that evaluate the activity of a patient’s milk-producing mammary epithelial cells (MECs) to diagnose insufficient milk supply. Inspired by cancer point-of-care research, this project aimed to design a microfluidic device with single and multi-constriction regions to deform milk-derived MECs and identify cell activity by quantifying their mechanical differences. This device can be used for future projects to carry out fabrication and mechanical testing on resting (non-lactating) and active (lactating) MECs.
- This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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- 121792
- E-project-042524-153325
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- 2024
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Date created
- 2024-04-25
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- E-project-042524-153325
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- 2024-05-21
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