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Advances in cell coculture membranes recapitulating in vivo microenvironments. Trends Biotechnol 2023; 41:214-227. [PMID: 36030108 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Porous membranes play a critical role in in vitro heterogeneous cell coculture systems because they recapitulate the in vivo microenvironment to mediate physical and biochemical crosstalk between cells. While the conventionally available Transwell® system has been widely used for heterogeneous cell coculture, there are drawbacks to precise control over cell-cell interactions and separation for implantation. The size and numbers of the pores and the thickness of the porous membranes are crucial in determining the efficiency of paracrine signaling and direct junctions between cocultured cells, and significantly impact on the performance of heterogeneous cell cultures. These opportunities and challenges have motivated the design of advanced coculture platforms through improvement of the structural and functional properties of porous membranes.
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Rahimnejad M, Rasouli F, Jahangiri S, Ahmadi S, Rabiee N, Ramezani Farani M, Akhavan O, Asadnia M, Fatahi Y, Hong S, Lee J, Lee J, Hahn SK. Engineered Biomimetic Membranes for Organ-on-a-Chip. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2022; 8:5038-5059. [PMID: 36347501 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) systems are engineered nanobiosystems to mimic the physiochemical environment of a specific organ in the body. Among various components of OOC systems, biomimetic membranes have been regarded as one of the most important key components to develop controllable biomimetic bioanalysis systems. Here, we review the preparation and characterization of biomimetic membranes in comparison with the features of the extracellular matrix. After that, we review and discuss the latest applications of engineered biomimetic membranes to fabricate various organs on a chip, such as liver, kidney, intestine, lung, skin, heart, vasculature and blood vessels, brain, and multiorgans with perspectives for further biomedical applications.
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- Maedeh Rahimnejad
- Biomedical Engineering Institute, School of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada.,Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Bioceramics and Implants Laboratory, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran 14174-66191, Iran
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- Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19839-63113, Iran.,Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19839-63113, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran.,School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14176-14411, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14176-14411, Iran
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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Bang S, Hwang KS, Jeong S, Cho IJ, Choi N, Kim J, Kim HN. Engineered neural circuits for modeling brain physiology and neuropathology. Acta Biomater 2021; 132:379-400. [PMID: 34157452 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The neural circuits of the central nervous system are the regulatory pathways for feeling, motion control, learning, and memory, and their dysfunction is closely related to various neurodegenerative diseases. Despite the growing demand for the unraveling of the physiology and functional connectivity of the neural circuits, their fundamental investigation is hampered because of the inability to access the components of neural circuits and the complex microenvironment. As an alternative approach, in vitro human neural circuits show principles of in vivo human neuronal circuit function. They allow access to the cellular compartment and permit real-time monitoring of neural circuits. In this review, we summarize recent advances in reconstituted in vitro neural circuits using engineering techniques. To this end, we provide an overview of the fabrication techniques and methods for stimulation and measurement of in vitro neural circuits. Subsequently, representative examples of in vitro neural circuits are reviewed with a particular focus on the recapitulation of structures and functions observed in vivo, and we summarize their application in the study of various brain diseases. We believe that the in vitro neural circuits can help neuroscience and the neuropharmacology. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Despite the growing demand to unravel the physiology and functional connectivity of the neural circuits, the studies on the in vivo neural circuits are frequently limited due to the poor accessibility. Furthermore, single neuron-based analysis has an inherent limitation in that it does not reflect the full spectrum of the neural circuit physiology. As an alternative approach, in vitro engineered neural circuit models have arisen because they can recapitulate the structural and functional characteristics of in vivo neural circuits. These in vitro neural circuits allow the mimicking of dysregulation of the neural circuits, including neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic brain injury. Emerging in vitro engineered neural circuits will provide a better understanding of the (patho-)physiology of neural circuits.
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- Seokyoung Bang
- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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Samal JRK, Rangasami VK, Samanta S, Varghese OP, Oommen OP. Discrepancies on the Role of Oxygen Gradient and Culture Condition on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2002058. [PMID: 33533187 PMCID: PMC11469238 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202002058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Over the past few years, mesenchymal stem (or stromal) cells (MSCs) have garnered enormous interest due to their therapeutic value especially for their multilineage differentiation potential leading to regenerative medicine applications. MSCs undergo physiological changes upon in vitro expansion resulting in expression of different receptors, thereby inducing high variabilities in therapeutic efficacy. Therefore, understanding the biochemical cues that influence the native local signals on differentiation or proliferation of these cells is very important. There have been several reports that in vitro culture of MSCs in low oxygen gradient (or hypoxic conditions) upregulates the stemness markers and promotes cell proliferation in an undifferentiated state, as hypoxia mimics the conditions the progenitor cells experience within the tissue. However, different studies report different oxygen gradients and culture conditions causing ambiguity in their interpretation of the results. In this progress report, it is aimed to summarize recent studies in the field with specific focus on conflicting results reported during the application of hypoxic conditions for improving the proliferation or differentiation of MSCs. Further, it is tried to decipher the factors that can affect characteristics of MSC under hypoxia and suggest a few techniques that could be combined with hypoxic cell culture to better recapitulate the MSC tissue niche.
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- Jay R. K. Samal
- Department of Instructive Biomaterial EngineeringMERLN Institute for Technology‐Inspired Regenerative MedicineMaastricht UniversityMaastricht6229 ERThe Netherlands
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- Bioengineering and Nanomedicine GroupFaculty of Medicine and Health TechnologiesTampere UniversityTampere33720Finland
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- Bioengineering and Nanomedicine GroupFaculty of Medicine and Health TechnologiesTampere UniversityTampere33720Finland
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- Translational Chemical Biology LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry, Polymer ChemistryÅngström LaboratoryUppsala UniversityUppsala751 21Sweden
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- Bioengineering and Nanomedicine GroupFaculty of Medicine and Health TechnologiesTampere UniversityTampere33720Finland
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Bakhchova L, Jonušauskas L, Andrijec D, Kurachkina M, Baravykas T, Eremin A, Steinmann U. Femtosecond Laser-Based Integration of Nano-Membranes into Organ-on-a-Chip Systems. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13143076. [PMID: 32664211 PMCID: PMC7412128 DOI: 10.3390/ma13143076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Organ-on-a-chip devices are gaining popularity in medical research due to the possibility of performing extremely complex living-body-resembling research in vitro. For this reason, there is a substantial drive in developing technologies capable of producing such structures in a simple and, at the same time, flexible manner. One of the primary challenges in producing organ-on-chip devices from a manufacturing standpoint is the prevalence of layer-by-layer bonding techniques, which result in limitations relating to the applicable materials and geometries and limited repeatability. In this work, we present an improved approach, using three dimensional (3D) laser lithography for the direct integration of a functional part-the membrane-into a closed-channel system. We show that it allows the freely choice of the geometry of the membrane and its integration into a complete organ-on-a-chip system. Considerations relating to sample preparation, the writing process, and the final preparation for operation are given. Overall, we consider that the broader application of 3D laser lithography in organ-on-a-chip fabrication is the next logical step in this field's evolution.
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- Liubov Bakhchova
- Institute for Automation Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-39-1675-7238
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- Femtika Ltd., LT-10224 Vilnius, Lithuania; (L.J.); (D.A.); (T.B.)
- Laser Research Center, Vilnius University, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Femtika Ltd., LT-10224 Vilnius, Lithuania; (L.J.); (D.A.); (T.B.)
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- Institute of Physics, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany; (M.K.); (A.E.)
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- Femtika Ltd., LT-10224 Vilnius, Lithuania; (L.J.); (D.A.); (T.B.)
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- Institute of Physics, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany; (M.K.); (A.E.)
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- Institute for Automation Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany;
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Role of nanofibers on MSCs fate: Influence of fiber morphologies, compositions and external stimuli. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 107:110218. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fattahi P, Haque A, Son KJ, Guild J, Revzin A. Microfluidic devices, accumulation of endogenous signals and stem cell fate selection. Differentiation 2019; 112:39-46. [PMID: 31884176 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Pouria Fattahi
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Cell & Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Balbaied T, Moore E. Overview of Optical and Electrochemical Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Biosensors: Recent Approaches in Cells Culture Techniques. BIOSENSORS 2019; 9:E102. [PMID: 31450819 PMCID: PMC6784369 DOI: 10.3390/bios9030102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which catalyzes the dephosphorylation process of proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecules, can be found in a variety of tissues (intestine, liver, bone, kidney, and placenta) of almost all living organisms. This enzyme has been extensively used as a biomarker in enzyme immunoassays and molecular biology. ALP is also one of the most commonly assayed enzymes in routine clinical practice. Due to its close relation to a variety of pathological processes, ALP's abnormal level is an important diagnostic biomarker of many human diseases, such as liver dysfunction, bone diseases, kidney acute injury, and cancer. Therefore, the development of convenient and reliable assay methods for monitoring ALP activity/level is extremely important and valuable, not only for clinical diagnoses but also in the area of biomedical research. This paper comprehensively reviews the strategies of optical and electrochemical detection of ALP and discusses the electrochemical techniques that have been addressed to make them suitable for ALP analysis in cell culture.
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- Thanih Balbaied
- University College Cork, Sensing & Separation Group, School of Chemistry and life Science Interface, Tyndall National Institute, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland
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- University College Cork, Sensing & Separation Group, School of Chemistry and life Science Interface, Tyndall National Institute, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland.
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He L, Shen Z, Cao Y, Li T, Wu D, Dong Y, Gan N. A microfluidic chip based ratiometric aptasensor for antibiotic detection in foods using stir bar assisted sorptive extraction and rolling circle amplification. Analyst 2019; 144:2755-2764. [PMID: 30869681 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00106a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A ratiometric and sensitive microfluidic chip based aptasensor was developed for antibiotic detection with kanamycin (Kana) as a model analyte. A novel stir bar assisted sorptive extraction and rolling circle amplification strategy was designed to largely amplify the signal and overcome complex matrix interference in food samples. The detection mechanism was as follows: firstly, many duplex DNA probes (a single-stranded DNA as a primer hybrid with an aptamer sequence) were modified on a stir bar. In the presence of Kana, the probes on the bar could specifically capture Kana and release the primer to trigger RCA in the presence of a circular DNA template (CDT). As the reaction proceeds, the amount of CDT decreased and the number of RCA products increased. It is worth mentioning that they can be efficiently separated and detected using a microfluidic chip. The signal ratio of RCA products and CDT (IR/IC) can be employed to qualify Kana in a wide linear range from 0.8 pg mL-1 to 10 ng mL-1 with a low detection limit of 0.3 pg mL-1. This method exhibited excellent sensitivity and selectivity and can obviously reduce the matrix interference through a ratiometric strategy combined with stir bar extraction. The aptasensor was successfully tested in milk and fish samples, confirming that it can be applied for on-site quantitation of antibiotic residues in foods.
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- Liyong He
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China.
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Jie M, Mao S, Liu H, He Z, Li HF, Lin JM. Evaluation of drug combination for glioblastoma based on an intestine-liver metabolic model on microchip. Analyst 2018; 142:3629-3638. [PMID: 28853486 DOI: 10.1039/c7an00453b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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An intestine-liver-glioblastoma biomimetic system was developed to evaluate the drug combination therapy for glioblastoma. A hollow fiber (HF) was embedded into the upper layer of the microfluidic chip for culturing Caco-2 cells to mimic drug delivery as an artificial intestine. HepG2 cells cultured in the bottom chamber of the chip acted as an artificial liver for metabolizing the drugs. The dual-drug combination to glioblastoma U251 cells was evaluated based on the intestine-liver metabolic model. The drugs, irinotecan (CPT-11), temozolomide (TMZ) and cyclophosphamide (CP), were used to dynamically stimulate the cells by continuous infusion into the intestine unit. After intestine absorption and liver metabolism, the prodrugs were transformed to active metabolites, which induced glioblastoma cells apoptosis. The anticancer activity of the CPT-11 and TMZ combination is significantly enhanced compared to that of the single drug treatments. Combination index (CI) values of the combination groups, CPT-11 and TMZ, CPT-11 and CP, and TMZ and CP, at half maximal inhibitory concentration were 0.137, 0.288, and 0.482, respectively. The results indicated that the CPT-11 and TMZ combination was superior to the CPT-11 and CP group as well as the TMZ and CP group towards the U251 cells. The metabolism mechanism of CPT-11 and TMZ was further studied by coupling with mass spectrometric analysis. The biomimetic model enables the performance of long-term cell co-culture, drug delivery, metabolism and real-time analysis of drug effects, promising systematic in vitro mimicking of physiological and pharmacological processes.
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- Mingsha Jie
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Wu J, Chen Q, Lin JM. Microfluidic technologies in cell isolation and analysis for biomedical applications. Analyst 2018; 142:421-441. [PMID: 27900377 DOI: 10.1039/c6an01939k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Efficient platforms for cell isolation and analysis play an important role in applied and fundamental biomedical studies. As cells commonly have a size of around 10 microns, conventional handling approaches at a large scale are still challenged in precise control and efficient recognition of cells for further performance of isolation and analysis. Microfluidic technologies have become more prominent in highly efficient cell isolation for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) detection, single-cell analysis and stem cell separation, since microfabricated devices allow for the spatial and temporal control of complex biochemistries and geometries by matching cell morphology and hydrodynamic traps in a fluidic network, as well as enabling specific recognition with functional biomolecules in the microchannels. In addition, the fabrication of nano-interfaces in the microchannels has been increasingly emerging as a very powerful strategy for enhancing the capability of cell capture by improving cell-interface interactions. In this review, we focus on highlighting recent advances in microfluidic technologies for cell isolation and analysis. We also describe the general biomedical applications of microfluidic cell isolation and analysis, and finally make a prospective for future studies.
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- Jing Wu
- School of Science, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Lin C, Lin L, Mao S, Yang L, Yi L, Lin X, Wang J, Lin ZX, Lin JM. Reconstituting Glioma Perivascular Niches on a Chip for Insights into Chemoresistance of Glioma. Anal Chem 2018; 90:10326-10333. [PMID: 30094990 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In this work, we report the direct diagnosing chemoresistance of glioma stem cells (GSCs) during chemotherapy on a biomimetric microsystem that reconstitutes glioma perivascular niches on a chip. Glioma stem cells and endothelial cells were specially cocultured onto the biomimetric system to precisely control stem cell coculture for the proof-of-principle studies. The expression levels of 6- O-methylguanine was confirmed by mass spectrometer, and Bmi-1 gene was also investigated to uncover the chemoresistance of GSCs. The results demonstrated that the formation of perivascular niches effectively maintains the glioma stem cells at a pluripotent status owing to their successful cellular interactions. A stronger chemoresistance of glioma stem cells was confirmed by the formation of the GSCs neurosphere, the expression levels of 6- O-methylguanine and Bmi-1 gene. The vital role of endothelial cells in chemoresistance was demonstrated. The chemoresistance reported in this work will contribute to glioma therapy.
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- Caihou Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China.,Department of Neurosurgery , First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350005 , China.,Department of Neurosurgery , Fujian Medical University Union Hospital , Fuzhou , Fujian 350001 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Pharmacology , Fujian Medical University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350005 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery , First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350005 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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Ahmed H, Destgeer G, Park J, Afzal M, Sung HJ. Sheathless Focusing and Separation of Microparticles Using Tilted-Angle Traveling Surface Acoustic Waves. Anal Chem 2018; 90:8546-8552. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Husnain Ahmed
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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Smolar J, Horst M, Sulser T, Eberli D. Bladder regeneration through stem cell therapy. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2018; 18:525-544. [DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2018.1439013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Jakub Smolar
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Microfluidic Cell Isolation and Recognition for Biomedical Applications. CELL ANALYSIS ON MICROFLUIDICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5394-8_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ning R, Zhuang Q, Lin JM. Biomaterial-Based Microfluidics for Cell Culture and Analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5394-8_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Kim J, Han C, Jo W, Kang S, Cho S, Jeong D, Gho YS, Park J. Cell-Engineered Nanovesicle as a Surrogate Inducer of Contact-Dependent Stimuli. Adv Healthc Mater 2017. [PMID: 28643483 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Heterotypic interactions between cells are crucial in various biological phenomena. Particularly, stimuli that regulate embryonic stem cell (ESC) fate are often provided from neighboring cells. However, except for feeder cultures, no practical methods are identified that can provide ESCs with contact-dependent cell stimuli. To induce contact-dependent cell stimuli in the absence of living cells, a novel method that utilizes cell-engineered nanovesicles (CNVs) that are made by extruding living cells through microporous membranes is described. Protein compositions of CNVs are similar to their originating cells, as well as freely diffusible and precisely scalable. Treatment of CNVs produced from three different stromal cells successfully induces the same effect as feeder cultures. The results suggest that the effects of CNVs are mainly mediated by membrane-associated components. The use of CNVs might constitute a novel and efficient tool for ESC research.
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- Junho Kim
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, BIOTECH CENTER Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; POSTECH; 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-gu, Engineering Building 5 Pohang Gyeong-buk 37673 Republic of Korea
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Zhou SF, Gopalakrishnan S, Xu YH, To SKY, Wong AST, Pang SW, Lam YW. Substrates with patterned topography reveal metastasis of human cancer cells. Biomed Mater 2017; 12:055001. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aa785d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Stem cell culture and differentiation in microfluidic devices toward organ-on-a-chip. Future Sci OA 2017; 3:FSO187. [PMID: 28670476 PMCID: PMC5481871 DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip provides a new platform with unique advantages to mimic complex physiological microenvironments in vivo and has been increasingly exploited to stem cell research. In this review, we highlight recent advances of microfluidic devices for stem cell culture and differentiation toward the development of organ-on-a-chip, especially with an emphasis on vital innovations within the last 2 years. Various aspects for improving on-chip stem-cell culture and differentiation, particularly toward organ-on-a-chip, are discussed, along with microenvironment control, surface modification, extracellular scaffolds, high throughput and stimuli. The combination of microfluidic technologies and stem cells hold great potential toward versatile systems of ‘organ-on-a-chip’ as desired.
Adapted with permission from [1–8]. Stem cells, capable of self-renewing and differentiating into cells of various tissue types, are drawing more and more attention for their enormous potential in many clinically associated applications that include drug screening, disease modeling and regenerative medicine. Conventional cell culture methods, however, have proven to be difficult to mimic in vivo like microenvironments and to provide a number of well-controlled stimuli that are critical for stem cell culture and differentiation. In contrast, microfluidic devices offer new capacities and unique advantages to mimic complex physiological microenvironments in vivo, and has been increasingly applied to stem cell research.
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Wu J, Xie L, Lin WZY, Chen Q. Biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds for neural tissue engineering and drug development. Drug Discov Today 2017; 22:1375-1384. [PMID: 28388393 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neural tissue engineering aims to develop functional substitutes for damaged tissues, creating many promising opportunities in regeneration medicine and drug discovery. Biomaterial scaffolds routinely provide nerve cells with a physical support for cell growth and regeneration, yielding 3D extracellular matrix to mimic the in vivo cellular microenvironment. Among the various types of cellular scaffolds for reconstruction, biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds are recognized as appropriate candidates by precisely controlling morphology and shape. Here, we review the current techniques in fabricating biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds for neural tissue engineering, and describe the impact of nanofiber components on the properties of scaffolds and their uses in therapeutic models and drug development. We also discuss the current challenges and future directions of applying 3D printing and microfluidic technologies in neural tissue engineering.
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- Jing Wu
- School of Science, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China; Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Advances in Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Stem Cell-Based Translational Applications. STEM CELL BIOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29149-9_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chen Q, Chen D, Wu J, Lin JM. Flexible control of cellular encapsulation, permeability, and release in a droplet-templated bifunctional copolymer scaffold. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2016; 10:064115. [PMID: 27990217 PMCID: PMC5148761 DOI: 10.1063/1.4972107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Designing cell-compatible, bio-degradable, and stimuli-responsive hydrogels is very important for biomedical applications in cellular delivery and micro-scale tissue engineering. Here, we report achieving flexible control of cellular microencapsulation, permeability, and release by rationally designing a diblock copolymer, alginate-conjugated poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (Alg-co-PNiPAM). We use the microfluidic technique to fabricate the bifunctional copolymers into thousands of mono-disperse droplet-templated hydrogel microparticles for controlled encapsulation and triggered release of mammalian cells. In particular, the grafting PNiPAM groups in the synthetic cell-laden microgels produce lots of nano-aggregates into hydrogel networks at elevated temperature, thereafter enhancing the permeability of microparticle scaffolds. Importantly, the hydrogel scaffolds are readily fabricated via on-chip quick gelation by triggered release of Ca2+ from the Ca-EDTA complex; it is also quite exciting that very mild release of microencapsulated cells is achieved via controlled degradation of hydrogel scaffolds through a simple strategy of competitive affinity of Ca2+ from the Ca-Alginate complex. This finding suggests that we are able to control cellular encapsulation and release through ion-induced gelation and degradation of the hydrogel scaffolds. Subsequently, we demonstrate a high viability of microencapsulated cells in the microgel scaffolds.
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- Qiushui Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University , Beijing, China
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- Institute of Process Equipment, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou, China
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- School of Science, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) , Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University , Beijing, China
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Chen Q, Utech S, Chen D, Prodanovic R, Lin JM, Weitz DA. Controlled assembly of heterotypic cells in a core-shell scaffold: organ in a droplet. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:1346-9. [PMID: 26999495 PMCID: PMC4829496 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00231e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This paper reports a droplet-based microfluidic approach to fabricate a large number of monodisperse, portable microtissues, each in an individual drop. We use water-water-oil double emulsions as templates and spatially assemble hepatocytes in the core and fibroblasts in the shell, forming a 3D liver model in a drop.
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- Qiushui Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China. and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentskitrg 12, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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ZHUANG QC, NING RZ, MA Y, LIN JM. Recent Developments in Microfluidic Chip for in vitro Cell-based Research. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(16)60919-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Jie M, Li HF, Lin L, Zhang J, Lin JM. Integrated microfluidic system for cell co-culture and simulation of drug metabolism. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10407j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We present a microfluidic integrator for cell cocultivation and simulation of pharmaceutical kinetic processes of oral drugs including intestinal absorption, liver metabolism, and anticancer activity.
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- Mingsha Jie
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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Lin L, Jie M, Chen F, Zhang J, He Z, Lin JM. Efficient cell capture in an agarose–PDMS hybrid chip for shaped 2D culture under temozolomide stimulation. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra15734c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Arbitrary cell patterning on an agarose microwell array is realized and applied to study glioma cell cultures under temozolomide stimulation.
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- Luyao Lin
- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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Chen Q, He Z, Liu W, Lin X, Wu J, Li H, Lin JM. Engineering cell-compatible paper chips for cell culturing, drug screening, and mass spectrometric sensing. Adv Healthc Mater 2015; 4:2291-6. [PMID: 26377855 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Paper-supported cell culture is an unprecedented development for advanced bioassays. This study reports a strategy for in vitro engineering of cell-compatible paper chips that allow for adherent cell culture, quantitative assessment of drug efficiency, and label-free sensing of intracellular molecules via paper spray mass spectrometry. The polycarbonate paper is employed as an excellent alternative bioscaffold for cell distribution, adhesion, and growth, as well as allowing for fluorescence imaging without light scattering. The cell-cultured paper chips are thus amenable to fabricate 3D tissue construction and cocultures by flexible deformation, stacks and assembly by layers of cells. As a result, the successful development of cell-compatible paper chips subsequently offers a uniquely flexible approach for in situ sensing of live cell components by paper spray mass spectrometry, allowing profiling the cellular lipids and quantitative measurement of drug metabolism with minimum sample pretreatment. Consequently, the developed paper chips for adherent cell culture are inexpensive for one-time use, compatible with high throughputs, and amenable to label-free and rapid analysis.
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- Qiushui Chen
- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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Nephrocyte-neurocyte interaction and cellular metabolic analysis on membrane-integrated microfluidic device. Sci China Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-015-5453-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sikorski DJ, Caron NJ, VanInsberghe M, Zahn H, Eaves CJ, Piret JM, Hansen CL. Clonal analysis of individual human embryonic stem cell differentiation patterns in microfluidic cultures. Biotechnol J 2015; 10:1546-54. [PMID: 26059045 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201500035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Heterogeneity in the clonal outputs of individual human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) confounds analysis of their properties in studies of bulk populations and how to manipulate them for clinical applications. To circumvent this problem we developed a microfluidic device that supports the robust generation of colonies derived from single ESCs. This microfluidic system contains 160 individually addressable chambers equipped for perfusion culture of individual hESCs that could be shown to match the growth rates, marker expression and colony morphologies obtained in conventional cultures. Use of this microfluidic device to analyze the clonal growth kinetics of multiple individual hESCs induced to differentiation revealed variable shifts in the growth rate, area per cell and expression of OCT4 in the progeny of individual hESCs. Interestingly, low OCT4 expression, a slower growth rate and low nuclear to cytoplasmic ratios were found to be correlated responses. This study demonstrates how microfluidic systems can be used to enable large scale live-cell imaging of isolated hESCs exposed to changing culture conditions, to examine how different aspects of their variable responses are correlated.
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- Darek J Sikorski
- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. .,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Xie W, Gao D, Jin F, Jiang Y, Liu H. Study of Phospholipids in Single Cells Using an Integrated Microfluidic Device Combined with Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2015; 87:7052-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Weiyi Xie
- Department
of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- State
Key Laboratory Breeding Base-Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology,
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State
Key Laboratory Breeding Base-Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology,
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Metabolomics at Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Neptunus Pharmaceutical Technology Center, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State
Key Laboratory Breeding Base-Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology,
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- School
of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State
Key Laboratory Breeding Base-Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology,
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Metabolomics at Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Lin X, Chen Q, Liu W, Zhang J, Wang S, Lin Z, Lin JM. Oxygen-induced cell migration and on-line monitoring biomarkers modulation of cervical cancers on a microfluidic system. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9643. [PMID: 25905434 PMCID: PMC5386116 DOI: 10.1038/srep09643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In this work, we report an integrated microfluidic device for cell co-culture under different concentrations of oxygen, in which the secreted protein VEGF165 was on-line qualitatively and semi-quantitatively analyzed by functional nucleic acid, hemin, ABTS and peroxide system. This microfluidic platform allowed investigation of various oxygen and distances effect on cell-to-cell communication. Besides, the microfluidic device was used for real-time analysis of VEGF165 protein by aptamer-functionalized microchannels. Under 5% O2 condition, we found that the migration of CaSki cells was faster than the migration of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. However, the migration of CaSki cells was slower than the migration of HUVECs under 15% O2 condition. Moreover, the shorter intercellular distances, the quicker cells migration. Furthermore, HIF-1α and VEGF165 genes, ROS were analyzed, and the results would provide new perspectives for the diagnosis and medical treatment of cervical cancer.
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- Xuexia Lin
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Science, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350005, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Rodrigues GMC, Rodrigues CAV, Fernandes TG, Diogo MM, Cabral JMS. Clinical-scale purification of pluripotent stem cell derivatives for cell-based therapies. Biotechnol J 2015; 10:1103-14. [PMID: 25851544 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201400535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have the potential to revolutionize cell-replacement therapies because of their ability to self renew and differentiate into nearly every cell type in the body. However, safety concerns have delayed the clinical translation of this technology. One cause for this is the capacity that hPSCs have to generate tumors after transplantation. Because of the challenges associated with achieving complete differentiation into clinically relevant cell types, the development of safe and efficient strategies for purifying committed cells is essential for advancing hPSC-based therapies. Several purification strategies have now succeeded in generating non-tumorigenic and homogeneous cell-populations. These techniques typically enrich for cells by either depleting early committed populations from teratoma-initiating hPSCs or by positively selecting cells after differentiation. Here we review the working principles behind separation methods that have facilitated the safe and controlled application of hPSC-derived cells in laboratory settings and pre-clinical research. We underscore the need for improving and integrating purification strategies within differentiation protocols in order to unlock the therapeutic potential of hPSCs.
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- Gonçalo M C Rodrigues
- Department of Bioengineering and IBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering and IBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering and IBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering and IBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Department of Bioengineering and IBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Nagamine K, Abe Y, Kai H, Kaji H, Nishizawa M. Highly stretchable cell-cultured hydrogel sheet. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra11059a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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A free-standing cell-cultured hydrogel sheet with stretchability was prepared for an in vitro cellular assay with mechanical stimulation.
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- Kuniaki Nagamine
- Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tohoku University
- Sendai 980-8579
- Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tohoku University
- Sendai 980-8579
- Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tohoku University
- Sendai 980-8579
- Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tohoku University
- Sendai 980-8579
- Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tohoku University
- Sendai 980-8579
- Japan
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Jeong Y, Choi J, Lee KH. Technology advancement for integrative stem cell analyses. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2014; 20:669-82. [PMID: 24874188 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2014.0141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Scientists have endeavored to use stem cells for a variety of applications ranging from basic science research to translational medicine. Population-based characterization of such stem cells, while providing an important foundation to further development, often disregard the heterogeneity inherent among individual constituents within a given population. The population-based analysis and characterization of stem cells and the problems associated with such a blanket approach only underscore the need for the development of new analytical technology. In this article, we review current stem cell analytical technologies, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each, followed by applications of these technologies in the field of stem cells. Furthermore, while recent advances in micro/nano technology have led to a growth in the stem cell analytical field, underlying architectural concepts allow only for a vertical analytical approach, in which different desirable parameters are obtained from multiple individual experiments and there are many technical challenges that limit vertically integrated analytical tools. Therefore, we propose--by introducing a concept of vertical and horizontal approach--that there is the need of adequate methods to the integration of information, such that multiple descriptive parameters from a stem cell can be obtained from a single experiment.
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- Yoon Jeong
- 1 BK21+ Department of BioNano Technology, Hanyang University , Seoul Campus, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ertl P, Sticker D, Charwat V, Kasper C, Lepperdinger G. Lab-on-a-chip technologies for stem cell analysis. Trends Biotechnol 2014; 32:245-53. [PMID: 24726257 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The combination of microfabrication-based technologies with cell biology has laid the foundation for the development of advanced in vitro diagnostic systems capable of analyzing cell cultures under physiologically relevant conditions. In the present review, we address recent lab-on-a-chip developments for stem cell analysis. We highlight in particular the tangible advantages of microfluidic devices to overcome most of the challenges associated with stem cell identification, expansion and differentiation, with the greatest advantage being that lab-on-a-chip technology allows for the precise regulation of culturing conditions, while simultaneously monitoring relevant parameters using embedded sensory systems. State-of-the-art lab-on-a-chip platforms for in vitro assessment of stem cell cultures are presented and their potential future applications discussed.
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- Peter Ertl
- BioSensor Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
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- BioSensor Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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