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Gene delivery: Suddenly squeezed and shocked

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A microfluidic device that integrates mechanical squeezing and electrical stimulation delivers DNA to the nucleus of cells at a rate of millions of cells per minute.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the delivery of large molecules, such as DNA, into the nucleus of cells through mechanical squeezing of the cell (which disrupts the plasma membrane), followed by electric-field disruption of the nuclear membrane.

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  1. Mehmet Toner is at the Center for Engineering in Medicine and BioMicroElectroMechanical Systems Resource Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, 02129, Massachusetts, USA

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