Kidney-on-a-chip: mechanical stimulation and sensor integration

D Wang, M Gust, N Ferrell - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bioengineered in vitro models of the kidney offer unprecedented opportunities to better
mimic the in vivo microenvironment. Kidney-on-a-chip technology reproduces 2D or 3D …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid flow to mimic organ function in 3D in vitro models

Y Juste-Lanas, S Hervas-Raluy, JM García-Aznar… - APL …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Many different strategies can be found in the literature to model organ physiology, tissue
functionality, and disease in vitro; however, most of these models lack the physiological fluid …

A layered cancer-on-a-chip system for anticancer drug screening and disease modeling

M Flont, A Dybko, E Jastrzębska - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in the development of microfluidic systems for the culture of complex and
three-dimensional cell, tissue, and organ models allow their use in toxicity studies and …

Development of an induced pluripotent stem cell-based liver-on-a-chip assessed with an Alzheimer's disease drug

F Fanizza, L Boeri, F Donnaloja… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Liver-related drug metabolism is a key aspect of pharmacokinetics and possible toxicity.
From this perspective, the availability of advanced in vitro models for drug testing is still an …

A hybrid fluorescent nanofiber membrane integrated with microfluidic chips towards lung-on-a-chip applications

P Kanabekova, B Dauletkanov, Z Bekezhankyzy… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we report a fluorescent electrospun nanofiber membrane for integration into
microfluidic devices towards lung-on-a-chip applications complemented with the results of …

Recent frontiers in biofabrication for respiratory tissue engineering

A Zimmerling, NA Dahlan, Y Zhou, X Chen - Bioprinting, 2024 - Elsevier
Respiratory tissue engineering offers a robust framework for studying cell-cell and host-
pathogen interactions in a tissue-like environment and offers a platform for studying lung …

Applications and Considerations for Microfluidic Systems To Model the Blood–Brain Barrier

SD Floryanzia, E Nance - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
In a myriad of developmental and degenerative brain diseases, characteristic pathological
biomarkers are often associated with cerebral blood flow and vasculature. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Solvent system effects on the physical and mechanical properties of electrospun Poly (ε-caprolactone) scaffolds for in vitro lung models

G Salimbeigi, PA Cahill, GB McGuinness - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties are among the key considerations for the design and fabrication of
complex tissue models and implants. In addition to the choice of material and the processing …

Recent advances in micro-physiological systems for investigating tumor metastasis and organotropism

H Yoon, JS Del Río, SW Cho, TE Park - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Tumor metastasis involves complex processes that traditional 2D cultures and animal
models struggle to fully replicate. Metastatic tumors undergo a multitude of transformations …

A microfluidic tool for real-time impedance monitoring of in vitro renal tubular epithelial cell barrier

F Liang, X Huang, B Huang, Y He, H Luo, J Shi… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cell barrier is built to delineate tissue compartments and regulate the substance
exchange between different compartments. In this work, we developed a microfluidic tool for …