Table 1.
Summary of cultivation chips fabricated.
| Chip type | Compartment size (μm)a | Wall height (μm) | Wall width (μm)b | Compartment arrangement | No. compartments per chip | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCC7.10 | 7 (square) | 10 | 10 | Orthogonal | 1,000,000 | Ingham et al., 2007 |
| MCC20.10 | 20 (square) | 10 | 10 | Orthogonal | 320,000 | Ingham et al., 2007 |
| MCC20.10 | 20 (square) | 10 | 20 | Orthogonal | 180,000 | Ingham et al., 2007 |
| MCC40.10 | 40 (square) | 10 | 20 | Orthogonal | 80,000 | Ingham et al., 2007 |
| MCC30.10 | 30 (round) | 10 | 30 | Orthogonal | 80,000 | This work |
| MCC50.10HEX | 50 (round) | 10 | 250 | Hexagonal | 6,000 | This work |
| MCC100.10HEX | 100 (round) | 10 | 200 | Hexagonal | 6,000 | This work |
| MCC100.20 | 100 (square) | 10 | 20 | Orthogonal | 20,000 | Ingham et al., 2007 |
| MCC150.20 | 150 (square) | 10 | 20 | Orthogonal | 10,000 | Ingham et al., 2007 |
| MCC180.10 | 180 (round) | 10 | 160 | Hexagonal | 4,500 | Hesselman et al., 2012 |
| MCC180.40 | 180 (round) | 40 | 160 | Hexagonal | 4,500 | Hesselman et al., 2012 |
| MCC180.10VAR | 180 (round)c | 10 | Variable | Variable | 500 | This work |
| MCC300.10 | 300 (round) | 10 | 300 | Hexagonal | 900 | This work |
| MCC500.10 | 300 (round) | 10 | 500 | Hexagonal | 400 | This work |
| MCC000.10 | None | N/a | N/a | N/a | Single edge | This work |
| MCC000.40 | None | N/a | N/a | N/a | Single edge | This work |
aWidth for square compartments, diameter for round. bMinimum distance between adjacent compartments. cChip design contains other compartment sizes in addition to 180 μm (see Figure 1).