- We introduce a microfluidic device that can trap, analyze, and release individual microparticles on demand using membrane deformation driven by pneumatic pressure. The setup uses a deformable membrane suspended over an array of traps. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Confocal measurements reveal clear pressure-dependent deformation profiles, in excellent agreement with a thick-membrane model. Controlled fluidic and pneumatic actuation enables rapid, fully reversible trapping within seconds.
- We also built a Python/μManager interface that automates trapping, imaging, motion control, and bubble-free priming steps. The result is a robust, fully automated platform for high-throughput single-object studies, from screening assays to mechanobiology and dynamic imaging workflows.Nov 20, 2025 17:02
- A collaboration between Alexandre Chargueraud, graduate student in our team (fattaccioli.github.io) and Lars Kool from the IPGG Microfabrication facility (www.plateformeipgg.fr). This work has been presented at the Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE) conference in 2024.
