Tailoring biomaterials for biomimetic organs-on-chips

L Sun, F Bian, D Xu, Y Luo, Y Wang, Y Zhao - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organs-on-chips are microengineered microfluidic living cell culture devices with
continuously perfused chambers penetrating to cells. By mimicking the biological features of …

Bridging smart nanosystems with clinically relevant models and advanced imaging for precision drug delivery

Q Zhou, Q Liu, Y Wang, J Chen, O Schmid… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular delivery of nano‐drug‐carriers (NDC) to specific cells, diseased regions, or
solid tumors has entered the era of precision medicine that requires systematic knowledge …

3D in vitro blood‐brain‐barrier model for investigating barrier insults

W Wei, F Cardes, A Hierlemann… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Blood‐brain‐barrier (BBB) disruption has been associated with a variety of central‐
nervous‐system diseases. In vitro BBB models enable to investigate how the barrier reacts …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical in vitro evaluation of implantable materials: conventional approaches, new models and future directions

E Frisch, L Clavier, A Belhamdi, NE Vrana… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nowadays, implants and prostheses are widely used to repair damaged tissues or to treat
different diseases, but their use is associated with the risk of infection, inflammation and …

Microfluidic Brain‐on‐a‐Chip: From Key Technology to System Integration and Application

Z Wang, Y Zhang, Z Li, H Wang, N Li, Y Deng - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As an ideal in vitro model, brain‐on‐chip (BoC) is an important tool to comprehensively
elucidate brain characteristics. However, the in vitro model for the definition scope of BoC …

Organ‐on‐a‐chip models of the blood–brain barrier: recent advances and future prospects

S Kawakita, K Mandal, L Mou, MM Mecwan, Y Zhu, S Li… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The human brain and central nervous system (CNS) present unique challenges in drug
development for neurological diseases. One major obstacle is the blood–brain barrier …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing olfactory neuron precursors non-invasively isolated through NADH FLIM as a potential tool to study oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

L Gómez-Virgilio, A Luarte, DP Ponce… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among all the proposed pathogenic mechanisms to understand the etiology of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), increased oxidative stress seems to be a robust and early disease feature …

[HTML][HTML] A membrane's blueprint: In silico investigation of fluid flow and molecular transport as a function of membrane design parameters in organ-on-a-chip

PD Menezes, S Hecht, A Hunter… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Following the rapid growth of Organ-on-a-Chip (OoaC) technology, porous membranes
have become essential components for in vitro tissue barrier models. Nonetheless, literature …

Blood-brain barrier function as a biomarker in toxicology: Impact of environmental toxicants

GC Kelly, CK Watase, DH Ho - Biomarkers in Toxicology, 2023 - Springer
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a semipermeable endothelial barrier that plays a vital role
in protecting and maintaining proper function of the brain and the central nervous system …

Organ-on-a-chip for blood–brain barrier studies

S Jacob, P Kaushik, S Parvez - Human Organs-on-a-Chip Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The organ-on-a-chip (OOC) is an in vitro biological model capable of mimicking the
microenvironments of a tissue or cell, working on scales of 10− 9–10− 18 L. The blood–brain …