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Cardoso BD, Castanheira EMS, Lanceros-Méndez S, Cardoso VF. Recent Advances on Cell Culture Platforms for In Vitro Drug Screening and Cell Therapies: From Conventional to Microfluidic Strategies. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2202936. [PMID: 36898671 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
Abstract
The clinical translations of drugs and nanomedicines depend on coherent pharmaceutical research based on biologically accurate screening approaches. Since establishing the 2D in vitro cell culture method, the scientific community has improved cell-based drug screening assays and models. Those advances result in more informative biochemical assays and the development of 3D multicellular models to describe the biological complexity better and enhance the simulation of the in vivo microenvironment. Despite the overall dominance of conventional 2D and 3D cell macroscopic culture methods, they present physicochemical and operational challenges that impair the scale-up of drug screening by not allowing a high parallelization, multidrug combination, and high-throughput screening. Their combination and complementarity with microfluidic platforms enable the development of microfluidics-based cell culture platforms with unequivocal advantages in drug screening and cell therapies. Thus, this review presents an updated and consolidated view of cell culture miniaturization's physical, chemical, and operational considerations in the pharmaceutical research scenario. It clarifies advances in the field using gradient-based microfluidics, droplet-based microfluidics, printed-based microfluidics, digital-based microfluidics, SlipChip, and paper-based microfluidics. Finally, it presents a comparative analysis of the performance of cell-based methods in life research and development to achieve increased precision in the drug screening process.
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- Beatriz D Cardoso
- Physics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal
- LaPMET-Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- Center for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058, Guimarães, Portugal
- LABBELS-Associate Laboratory in Biotechnology and Bioengineering and Microelectromechanical Systems, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Physics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal
- LaPMET-Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Physics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal
- LaPMET-Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, Leioa, 48940, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, 48009, Spain
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- Center for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058, Guimarães, Portugal
- LABBELS-Associate Laboratory in Biotechnology and Bioengineering and Microelectromechanical Systems, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Nouwairi RL, O'Connell KC, Gunnoe LM, Landers JP. Microchip Electrophoresis for Fluorescence-Based Measurement of Polynucleic Acids: Recent Developments. Anal Chem 2020; 93:367-387. [PMID: 33351599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Renna L Nouwairi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States.,Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States.,Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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Chebil A, Funfschilling D, Léonard M, Six JL, Nouvel C, Durand A. Amphiphilic Polysaccharides Acting both as Stabilizers and Surface Modifiers during Emulsification in Microfluidic Flow-Focusing Junction. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:879-887. [PMID: 34996181 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A continuous emulsion/solvent diffusion process was designed for the preparation of polysaccharide-covered poly(d,l-lactide) (PLA) microparticles. The emulsification step was carried out in a flow-focusing junction where ethyl acetate containing dissolved PLA was dispersed into an aqueous solution of hydrophobically modified dextran. It was demonstrated that poly(dimethylsiloxane) devices could be used for oil-in-water emulsion preparation provided that the microfluidic devices were preconditioned by simply circulating the aqueous phase containing the amphiphilic polysaccharide during a sufficient time (30 h). The adsorption of the polymers at the surface of the channel walls permitted the wetting by the aqueous phase with a hydrophilic character maintained at least throughout 2 months. The preconditioning time was significantly reduced by pretreating the microfluidic device with piranha solution and KOH solution during 15 min each before the circulation of the aqueous solution of dextran derivative. Dextran-covered PLA microparticle aqueous suspensions were produced with well-controlled size distribution. The suspensions could be lyophilized and reconstituted by retrieving the initial size distribution without adding any cryoprotectant. The reported procedure was used for preparing octyl gallate-loaded PLA microparticles.
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- Asma Chebil
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-54000 Nancy, France
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Zhang W, Kalulu M, Wang XH, Xia XK, Han XL, Jiang Y. Reverse hydrophobic PDMS surface to hydrophilic by 1-step hydrolysis reaction. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Wei Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University; Nanjing Jiangsu 211189 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University; Nanjing Jiangsu 211189 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University; Nanjing Jiangsu 211189 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University; Nanjing Jiangsu 211189 PR China
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- R&D Center; Hydron Contact Lens Co., Ltd; Danyang Jiangsu 212331 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University; Nanjing Jiangsu 211189 PR China
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Li S, Liu B, Wei T, Hu C, Hang Y, Dong Y, Liu X, Chen H. Microfluidic channels with renewable and switchable biological functionalities based on host–guest interactions. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:8055-8063. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb02148a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Microfluidic channels with renewable and switchable biological functionalities were prepared using host–guest interactions.
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- Siyuan Li
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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Gokaltun A, Yarmush ML, Asatekin A, Usta OB. Recent advances in nonbiofouling PDMS surface modification strategies applicable to microfluidic technology. TECHNOLOGY 2017; 5:1-12. [PMID: 28695160 PMCID: PMC5501164 DOI: 10.1142/s2339547817300013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In the last decade microfabrication processes including rapid prototyping techniques have advanced rapidly and achieved a fairly mature stage. These advances have encouraged and enabled the use of microfluidic devices by a wider range of users with applications in biological separations and cell and organoid cultures. Accordingly, a significant current challenge in the field is controlling biomolecular interactions at interfaces and the development of novel biomaterials to satisfy the unique needs of the biomedical applications. Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) is one of the most widely used materials in the fabrication of microfluidic devices. The popularity of this material is the result of its low cost, simple fabrication allowing rapid prototyping, high optical transparency, and gas permeability. However, a major drawback of PDMS is its hydrophobicity and fast hydrophobic recovery after surface hydrophilization. This results in significant nonspecific adsorption of proteins as well as small hydrophobic molecules such as therapeutic drugs limiting the utility of PDMS in biomedical microfluidic circuitry. Accordingly, here, we focus on recent advances in surface molecular treatments to prevent fouling of PDMS surfaces towards improving its utility and expanding its use cases in biomedical applications.
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- Aslihan Gokaltun
- Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02474, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06532, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02474, USA
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114, USA
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In vitro cardiac tissue models: Current status and future prospects. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 96:203-13. [PMID: 26428618 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Achieving the next phase of potential treatment strategies and better prognostic tools will require a concerted effort from interdisciplinary fields. Biomaterials-based cardiac tissue models are revolutionizing the area of preclinical research and translational applications. The goal of in vitro cardiac tissue modeling is to create physiological functional models of the human myocardium, which is a difficult task due to the complex structure and function of the human heart. This review describes the advances made in area of in vitro cardiac models using biomaterials and bioinspired platforms. The field has progressed extensively in the past decade, and we envision its applications in the areas of drug screening, disease modeling, and precision medicine.
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