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Guo X, Wang Z, Gao L, Zhang C. Parametric optimization of culture chamber for cell mechanobiology research. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2023; 248:1708-1717. [PMID: 37837381 PMCID: PMC10792420 DOI: 10.1177/15353702231198079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Mechanical signals influence the morphology, function, differentiation, proliferation, and growth of cells. Due to the small size of cells, it is essential to analyze their mechanobiological responses with an in vitro mechanical loading device. Cells are cultured on an elastic silicone membrane substrate, and mechanical signals are transmitted to the cells by the substrate applying mechanical loads. However, large areas of non-uniform strain fields are generated on the elastic membrane, affecting the experiment's accuracy. In the study, finite-element analysis served as the basis of optimization, with uniform strain as the objective. The thickness of the basement membrane and loading constraints were parametrically adjusted. Through finite-element cycle iteration, the "M" profile basement membrane structure of the culture chamber was obtained to enhance the uniform strain field of the membrane. The optimized strain field of culture chamber was confirmed by three-dimensional digital image correlation (3D-DIC) technology. The results showed that the optimized chamber improved the strain uniformity factor. The uniform strain area proportion of the new chamber reached 90%, compared to approximately 70% of the current chambers. The new chamber further improved the uniformity and accuracy of the strain, demonstrating promising application prospects.
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- Xutong Guo
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Mechatronic System Design and Intelligent Control, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Mechatronic System Design and Intelligent Control, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Mechatronic System Design and Intelligent Control, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Mechatronic System Design and Intelligent Control, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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Paez-Mayorga J, Hernández-Vargas G, Ruiz-Esparza GU, Iqbal HMN, Wang X, Zhang YS, Parra-Saldivar R, Khademhosseini A. Bioreactors for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1701504. [PMID: 29737043 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201701504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The advances in biotechnology, biomechanics, and biomaterials can be used to develop organ models that aim to accurately emulate their natural counterparts. Heart disease, one of the leading causes of death in modern society, has attracted particular attention in the field of tissue engineering. To avoid incorrect prognosis of patients suffering from heart disease, or from adverse consequences of classical therapeutic approaches, as well as to address the shortage of heart donors, new solutions are urgently needed. Biotechnological advances in cardiac tissue engineering from a bioreactor perspective, in which recapitulation of functional, biochemical, and physiological characteristics of the cardiac tissue can be used to recreate its natural microenvironment, are reviewed. Detailed examples of functional and preclinical applications of engineered cardiac constructs and the state-of-the-art systems from a bioreactor perspective are provided. Finally, the current trends and future directions of the field for its translation to clinical settings are discussed.
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- Jesus Paez-Mayorga
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N. L., CP 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N. L., CP 64849, Mexico
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N. L., CP 64849, Mexico
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N. L., CP 64849, Mexico
- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Microsystems Technologies Laboratories, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Department of Bioindustrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Kwangjin-gu, Seoul, 143-701, Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanotechnology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21569, Saudi Arabia
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Armentano RL, Cymberknop LJ. Quantitative Vascular Evaluation: From Laboratory Experiments to Point-of-Care Patient (Experimental Approach). Curr Hypertens Rev 2018; 14:76-85. [PMID: 29692259 PMCID: PMC6416192 DOI: 10.2174/1573402114666180423110658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This paper illustrates the evolution of our knowledge of arterial mechanics from our initial research works up to the present time. Several techniques focusing on this topic in terms of our experience are dis-cussed. An interdisciplinary team composed by different institutions from Argentina, Uruguay, France and Spain was created to conduct research, to train human resources and to fulfill the inevitable social role of gaining access to technological inno-vation to improve public health.
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- Ricardo L Armentano
- Cardiovascular Engineering Lab, GIBIO, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Department of Translational Engineering, Universidad Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Biological Engineering Department & UNDP URU-84-002, Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cardiovascular Engineering Lab, GIBIO, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Department of Translational Engineering, Universidad Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Tresoldi C, Bianchi E, Pellegata AF, Dubini G, Mantero S. Estimation of the physiological mechanical conditioning in vascular tissue engineering by a predictive fluid-structure interaction approach. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2017; 20:1077-1088. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2017.1332192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Claudia Tresoldi
- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering ‘Giulio Natta’, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering ‘Giulio Natta’, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering ‘Giulio Natta’, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering ‘Giulio Natta’, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering ‘Giulio Natta’, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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PURPOSE To investigate the possible toxic effect of air exposure for an in vitro model of primary human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs). METHODS Primary HCECs were isolated from donor corneal rings and cultivated at 37°C in 5% CO2 and 95% humidified air. Six groups of HCEC cultures were set up, and 4 samples were enclosed in each group: group 1 consisted of samples in which HCECs were exposed to air for 30 minutes. Group 2 consisted of HCECs exposed to air for 1 hour, group 3 for 3 hours, group 4 for 6 hours, group 5 for 12 hours, and group 6 for 24 hours. RESULTS Three hours after exposure, the morphology of the cells was still intact; however, a few cells within the monolayer appeared enlarged and exhibited characteristics of more senescent cells. Six hours after exposure to air, the endothelial cells started losing their typical hexagonal morphology and appeared enlarged and compromised. Viability was superior to 95% in groups 1 to 3, whereas for groups 4, 5, and 6 was 71%, 22.4%, and 6.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION The present study illustrates that the toxic effect of air exposure for the studied in vitro model of primary human-cultured corneal endothelial cells is not significant for the period of 3 hours, whereas after 6 hours it starts to induce major apoptotic mechanisms, leading to reduced viability until the period of 24 hours where the percentage of living cells is drastically decreased.
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Couet F, Mantovani D. Perspectives on the advanced control of bioreactors for functional vascular tissue engineering in vitro. Expert Rev Med Devices 2012; 9:233-9. [PMID: 22702253 DOI: 10.1586/erd.12.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tissue engineering aims to produce tissues using cells and materials. The action of designing tissues involves observing the process of growth to understand its underlying mechanisms. It requires manipulation of the critical parameters for cell growth and remodeling to produce structured tissues and functional organs. Tissue engineers face the challenge of orchestrating the signals in a cell's microenvironment to efficiently grow an anisotropic and hierarchical tissue. It can be performed in vivo through the design of bioactive scaffolds and manipulation of biological signals using growth factors. It can also be performed in vitro in a controlled environment called the bioreactor. This article addresses the matter of finding the optimal dynamic sequence of culture conditions in a bioreactor for the maturation of tissues. Artificial intelligence and optimal control are accelerating technologies towards an understanding of tissue regeneration. The particular example of the functional engineering of small-diameter blood vessels has been chosen to illustrate this idea.
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- Frédéric Couet
- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Min-Met-Materials Engineering and University Hospital Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Tsapikouni T, Missirlis YF. P-selectin/ligand unbinding force measured with atomic force microscopy: comparison of two chemical protocols for the tethering of single molecules. J Mol Recognit 2011; 24:847-53. [PMID: 21812059 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Leukocytes, as an indispensable arm of the immune system, need to be recruited from the flowing blood and transferred to the sites of infection. Their extravasation is feasible due to their ability to tether and roll over the activated endothelium, which is much dependent on the association of their selectin molecules with ligands on the activated endothelial cells. In view of the importance of this interaction for the physiological immune functions as well as for autoimmune diseases, specifying the affinity of selectins to their ligands at the single molecule level appears a challenging task to gain insight into the mechanisms that control leukocyte-endothelial avidity. To this end we functionalized substrates with P-selectin and cantilever probes with its major ligand, the P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1, and used atomic force microscopy to measure their unbinding force. Two different chemical protocols were used for the tethering of the molecules on the substrates, one based on a homobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) linker and the other on the use of antibody-specific binding. The unbinding forces measured with the two methods were 312 ± 149 and 230 ± 57 pN, respectively. Measurements on activated endothelials, declaratory of single molecule interactions, gave comparable results.
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- Theodora Tsapikouni
- Laboratory of Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics Department, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.
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