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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Chrn On-chip Biotechnologies B.v., Maastricht, NL;
Séverine Le Gac, Enschede, NL;
Jeroen Christianus Hermanus Leijten, Enschede, NL;
Carlo Alberto Paggi, Enschede, NL;
Bastien Venzac, Enschede, NL;
chrn on-chip biotechnologies B.V., Maastricht, NL;
Abstract
The invention provides a system comprising a microfluidic device for providing a mechanical stimulation to a material, the microfluidic device comprising a hosting chamber, a pressure array, and an elastic membrane, wherein the hosting chamber is configured for hosting the material, wherein the membrane is arranged between the pressure array and the hosting chamber, wherein the pressure array comprises a plurality of pressure chambers configured to independently provide a pressure to the membrane, wherein the pressure array comprises two adjacent pressure chambers sharing a chamber separator, wherein the membrane is configurable at a plurality of distances from the chamber separator based on pressures provided to the membrane by the two adjacent pressure chambers.