Title
Optical oxygen sensors for applications in microfluidic cell culture.
Abstract
The presence and concentration of oxygen in biological systems has a large impact on the behavior and viability of many types of cells, including the differentiation of stem cells or the growth of tumor cells. As a result, the integration of oxygen sensors within cell culture environments presents a powerful tool for quantifying the effects of oxygen concentrations on cell behavior, cell viability, and drug effectiveness. Because microfluidic cell culture environments are a promising alternative to traditional cell culture platforms, there is recent interest in integrating oxygen-sensing mechanisms with microfluidics for cell culture applications. Optical, luminescence-based oxygen sensors, in particular, show great promise in their ability to be integrated with microfluidics and cell culture systems. These sensors can be highly sensitive and do not consume oxygen or generate toxic byproducts in their sensing process. This paper presents a review of previously proposed optical oxygen sensor types, materials and formats most applicable to microfluidic cell culture, and analyzes their suitability for this and other in vitro applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.3390/s101009286
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
optical oxygen sensors,luminescence,microfluidics,cell culture,lab-on-a-chip
Journal
10
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
10
1424-8220
6
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.99
1
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Samantha M Grist193.19
Lukas Chrostowski2125.85
Karen C Cheung328520.22