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    Cryopreservation of a cell-based biosensor chip modified with elastic polymer fibers enabling ready-to-use on-site applications
    (Elsevier Advanced Technology, 2021) Ozsoylu, Dua; Isik, Tugba; Demir, Mustafa M.; Schoning, Michael J.; Wagner, Torsten; Demir, Mustafa
    An efficient preservation of a cell-based biosensor chip to achieve a ready-to-use on-site system is still very challenging as the chip contains a living component such as adherent mammalian cells. Herein, we propose a strategy called on-sensor cryopreservation (OSC), which enables the adherent cells to be preserved by freezing (-80 degrees C) on a biosensor surface, such as the light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS). Adherent cells on rigid surfaces are prone to cryo-injury; thus, the surface was modified to enhance the cell recovery for OSC. It relies on i) the integration of elastic electrospun fibers composed of polyethylene vinyl acetate (PEVA), which has a high thermal expansion coefficient and low glass-transition temperature, and ii) the treatment with O-2 plasma. The modified sensor is integrated into a microfluidic chip system not only to decrease the thermal mass, which is critical for fast thawing, but also to provide a precisely controlled micro-environment. This novel cryo-chip system is effective for keeping cells viable during OSC. As a proof-of-concept for the applicability of a ready-to-use format, the extracellular acidification of cancer cells (CHO-K1) was evaluated by differential LAPS measurements after thawing. Results show, for the first time, that the OSC strategy using the cryo-chip allows label-free and quantitative measurements directly after thawing, which eliminates additional post-thaw culturing steps. The freezing of the chips containing cells at the manufacturing stage and sending them via a cold-chain transport could open up a new possibility for a ready-to-use on-site system.