@inproceedings{f31c28a6795341f58e08e684832be469,
title = "Mechanical stress induced astaxanthin production on a chip",
abstract = "Astaxanthin has been extensively studied in recent years due to its various pharmacological activities and high antioxidant capacity. Haematococcus pluvialis (H. pluvialis) is a type of microalgae that is capable of producing astaxanthin and it is also known to have the highest astaxanthin content in the nature. Here, we present a microfluidic culture platform that can culture flagellated stage of H. pluvialis under controlled mechanical stress for investigating its effect. The developed platform selectively cultured motile stage cells and approximately 15 times more astaxanthin accumulation was found with proper external mechanical stress applied during the 7 days of culture.",
keywords = "Astaxanthin, Haematococcus pluvialis, Mechanical stress, Microalgae",
author = "Junyi Yao and Sangil Han and Kim, {Hyun Soo} and Younghak Cho and Choi, {Yoon E.} and Jaewon Park",
year = "2018",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English",
series = "22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018",
publisher = "Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society",
pages = "1480--1481",
booktitle = "22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018",
note = "22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018 ; Conference date: 11-11-2018 Through 15-11-2018",
}