Beyond polydimethylsiloxane: alternative materials for fabrication of organ-on-a-chip devices and microphysiological systems

SB Campbell, Q Wu, J Yazbeck, C Liu… - ACS biomaterials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is the predominant material used for organ-on-a-chip devices
and microphysiological systems (MPSs) due to its ease-of-use, elasticity, optical …

Microfluidic organ-on-a-chip models of human liver tissue

E Moradi, S Jalili-Firoozinezhad, M Solati-Hashjin - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
The liver is the largest internal organ of the body with complex microarchitecture and
function that plays critical roles in drug metabolism. Hepatotoxicity and drug-induced liver …

Volumetric bioprinting of organoids and optically tuned hydrogels to build liver‐like metabolic biofactories

PN Bernal, M Bouwmeester, J Madrid‐Wolff… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organ‐and tissue‐level biological functions are intimately linked to microscale cell–cell
interactions and to the overarching tissue architecture. Together, biofabrication and …

Microfluidic blood–brain barrier model provides in vivo‐like barrier properties for drug permeability screening

YI Wang, HE Abaci, ML Shuler - Biotechnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient delivery of therapeutics across the neuroprotective blood–brain barrier (BBB)
remains a formidable challenge for central nervous system drug development. High‐fidelity …

A liver-on-a-chip platform with bioprinted hepatic spheroids

NS Bhise, V Manoharan, S Massa, A Tamayol… - …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The inadequacy of animal models in correctly predicting drug and biothreat agent toxicity in
humans has resulted in a pressing need for in vitro models that can recreate the in vivo …

Optimization of collagen type I-hyaluronan hybrid bioink for 3D bioprinted liver microenvironments

A Mazzocchi, M Devarasetty, R Huntwork, S Soker… - …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Current 3D printing of tissue is restricted by the use of biomaterials that do not recapitulate
the native properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM). These restrictions have thus far …

Recent advances in body-on-a-chip systems

JH Sung, YI Wang, N Narasimhan Sriram… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Microphysiological systems (MPS, also known as “organ-on-a-chip”,“body-on-a-chip”, or
“human-on-a-chip”) have emerged over the last 15 years as attractive systems to probe …

Recurrent urinary tract infection: a mystery in search of better model systems

BO Murray, C Flores, C Williams… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide
but are significantly understudied. Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) accounts for a significant …

Advances in passively driven microfluidics and lab-on-chip devices: A comprehensive literature review and patent analysis

V Narayanamurthy, ZE Jeroish, KS Bhuvaneshwari… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of passively driven microfluidic labs on chips has been increasing over the
years. In the passive approach, the microfluids are usually driven and operated without any …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic platforms for cell cultures and investigations

ML Coluccio, G Perozziello, N Malara, E Parrotta… - Microelectronic …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review covers several aspects of microfluidic devices used for culturing and monitoring
of both adherent and non-adherent cells, including a multitude of applications. A comparison …