Micro/Nano-Manipulation and Bio-Assembler

Micro/nano manipulation provides control, sensing, intelligence, skills and automation in micro/nano scale environment. Its most interesting field of application is biology, which primarily involves biological single cells and/or tissues. The fabrication of artificial tissue, an essential and the most attractive integrant of cyborg and bionic systems, requires making the best use of micro/nano manipulation. Bio-assembler is an innovative research paradigm that will promote the advancement of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine through state-of-the-art micro/nano manipulation technologies.

We are calling for papers dealing with biological cell handling, transporting, sensing, gathering and assembling into tissues by applying mechanical hands, optical and magnetic drives, and microfluidic devices. We are also interested in various related topics on automated cell sorting, cell assay, cell characterization, as well as automated cell injection.

Dr. Tatsuo Arai, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Visiting Professor, University of Electro-Communications, Japan

Dr. Sinan Haliyo, Associate Professor, Sorbonne Université, France

Dr. Masaru Kojima, Associate Professor, Osaka University, Japan

June 30, 2021

Please indicate in your cover letter that your submission is intended for inclusion in the special issue, Micro/Nano-Manipulation and Bio-Assembler.

As articles within the special issue are published they will appear below.

Cell-Based Biohybrid Sensor Device for Chemical Source Direction Estimation

H. Oda, K. Kihara, Y. Morimoto, S. Takeuchi

Cyborg and Bionic Systems, vol. 2021, Article ID 8907148, 9 pages, 2021

Design of Temperature-Responsive Cell Culture Surfaces for Cell Sheet Engineering

Y. Akiyama

Cyborg and Bionic Systems, vol. 2021, Article ID 5738457, 15 pages, 2021

Bioprinted Vascularized Mature Adipose Tissue with Collagen Microfibers for Soft Tissue Regeneration

Fiona Louis, Marie Piantino, Hao Liu, Dong-Hee Kang, Yoshihiro Sowa, Shiro Kitano, Michiya Matsusaki

Cyborg and Bionic Systems, vol. 2021, Article ID 1412542, 15 pages, 2021