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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2010.34.1.89

Two-Dimensional Patterning of Bacteria by Inkjet Printer  

Yoon, Seong-Hee (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University)
Lee, Seul-Gi (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University)
Cho, Myoung-Ock (Research Institute for Well-Being Environmental Technology, Kookmin University)
Kim, Jung-Kyung (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.34, no.1, 2010 , pp. 89-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
Patterning bacteria and cells on substrates has potential applications in molecular biology, antimicrobial drug screening, environmental monitoring and tissue engineering. We developed a technique to deposit two-dimensional array of bacterial cells onto an agar plate by modifying commercially available thermal inkjet printers. The concentration of the bacterial solution in the cartridge was carefully determined to ensure a single cell suspension in a droplet ejected from a nozzle. We measured quantitatively the effects of the bacterial concentration and the agar concentration on patterning performance. Bacterial patterning by inkjet printer is a low-cost and versatile technique which may replace the existing sophisticated methods.
Keywords
Inkjet Printing; Direct Writing; Bacteria; Patterning; Colony;
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