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Erenoglu, Z.I.* ; Hiendlmeier, L.* ; Del Duca, F.* ; Kopic, I.* ; Schmidt, S. ; Weiss, L.J.K.* ; Al Boustani, G.* ; Teshima, T.F.* ; Westmeyer, G.G. ; Wolfrum, B.*

Rapid prototyping of a 3D well-shaped, porous, microelectrode array for extracellular recordings from cardiac cell layers and cortical organoids.

Biofabrication 18:025005 (2026)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
Open Access Hybrid
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Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) can be used to record extracellular field potentials of cells, enabling investigations on neural or cardiac cellular electrical activity. However, conventionally used 2D cell monolayers cannot recapitulate the 3D microenvironment of in vivo tissue. Therefore, cells are grown in 3D cultures that mimic the architectural and functional aspects of human organs. MEAs that support such 3D structures are of increasing importance, but their fabrication often relies on advanced cleanroom techniques. Here, we present a fast and straightforward prototyping technique for a thin-film, porous MEA fabricated using conformal coatings and laser ablation. The absence of photolithography processes allows the MEA to be directly fabricated as a 3D structure. This advantage was exploited by manufacturing 3D, well-shaped MEAs to host cortical organoids for extracellular signal recordings. The 3D-printing-based fabrication of the wells enables the tuning of the MEA shape according to the size of the organoid. The proposed well-shaped MEAs enable easy handling and secure organoid placement by physically retaining the organoid within the well, ensuring direct alignment with underlying electrodes, avoiding the detachment issues typically encountered on 2D MEA designs. We present extracellular field potential recordings from both cardiac cells and cortical organoids.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter microfabrication; neuroelectronics; microelectrode arrays; extracellular recording; electrogenic cells; Pluripotent Stem-cells; Parylene C; Stimulation; Neurons; Electrodes
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1758-5082
e-ISSN 1758-5090
Zeitschrift Biofabrication
Quellenangaben Band: 18, Heft: 2, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 025005 Supplement: ,
Verlag IOP Publishing
Verlagsort No.2 The Distillery, Glassfields, Avon Street, Bristol, England
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Insitute of Synthetic Biomedicine (ISBM)
Förderungen The Free State of Bavaria under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Lnder
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)