Spores-on-a-chip: new frontiers for spore research

Léa S Bernier; Pilar Junier; Guy-Bart Stan; Claire E Stanley

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2022.03.003

Spores-on-a-chip: new frontiers for spore research

Trends Microbiol. 2022 Jun;30(6):515-518. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.03.003. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

Authors

Léa S Bernier¹, Pilar Junier², Guy-Bart Stan¹, Claire E Stanley³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
² Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, 2000, Switzerland.
³ Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. Electronic address: claire.stanley@imperial.ac.uk.

PMID: 35346553
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.03.003

Abstract

In recent years, microfluidic technologies have become widespread in biological science. However, the suitability of this technique for understanding different aspects of spore research has hardly been considered. Herein, we review recent developments in 'spores-on-a-chip' technologies, highlighting how they could be exploited to drive new frontiers in spore research.

Keywords: engineering biology; germination; microbiome; microfluidic technology; spores; spores-on-a-chip.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Lab-On-A-Chip Devices*
Spores
Spores, Bacterial*