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Abstract
Intracellular delivery of therapeutic materials remains challenging, with conventional micropattern-assisted optoporation methods making it difficult to analyze the spatial effects of individual laser pulses. Here, we show that pigmented SU-8 microdisks enable precise analysis of distance-dependent shockwave effects on cell membrane permeabilization, achieving delivery yields up to 60% in optimized conditions. Using 20 μm and 50 μm microdisks irradiated by nanosecond laser pulses, we discovered that larger patterns generate more extensive shockwaves leading to increased cell damage over broader ranges, while smaller patterns maintain high delivery efficiency with minimal cellular disruption. Furthermore, cellular adhesion strength critically influences treatment outcomes: strongly adherent SAOS-2 cells showed remarkable resilience while weakly adherent HEK-293 cells experienced extensive damage at greater distances. Our results demonstrate how micropattern size and cell-specific properties determine the spatial extent and efficiency of shockwave-mediated delivery, providing a framework for optimizing intracellular delivery strategies while preserving cell viability.
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Biomedical Microdevices: BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary periodical devoted to all aspects of research in the medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) and nanotechnology for medicine and biology.
General subjects of interest include the design, characterization, testing, modeling and clinical validation of microfabricated systems, and their integration on-chip and in larger functional units. The specific interests of the Journal include systems for neural stimulation and recording, bioseparation technologies such as nanofilters and electrophoretic equipment, miniaturized analytic and DNA identification systems, biosensors, and micro/nanotechnologies for cell and tissue research, tissue engineering, cell transplantation, and the controlled release of drugs and biological molecules.
Contributions reporting on fundamental and applied investigations of the material science, biochemistry, and physics of biomedical microdevices and nanotechnology are encouraged. A non-exhaustive list of fields of interest includes: nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, and validation of therapeutic or imaging efficacy in animal models; biocompatibility; biochemical modification of microfabricated devices, with reference to non-specific protein adsorption, and the active immobilization and patterning of proteins on micro/nanofabricated surfaces; the dynamics of fluids in micro-and-nano-fabricated channels; the electromechanical and structural response of micro/nanofabricated systems; the interactions of microdevices with cells and tissues, including biocompatibility and biodegradation studies; variations in the characteristics of the systems as a function of the micro/nanofabrication parameters.