Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in …

P Godoy, NJ Hewitt, U Albrecht, ME Andersen… - Archives of …, 2013 - Springer
This review encompasses the most important advances in liver functions and hepatotoxicity
and analyzes which mechanisms can be studied in vitro. In a complex architecture of nested …

Designing materials to direct stem-cell fate

MP Lutolf, PM Gilbert, HM Blau - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Proper tissue function and regeneration rely on robust spatial and temporal control of
biophysical and biochemical microenvironmental cues through mechanisms that remain …

Microfluidic devices for bioapplications

LY Yeo, HC Chang, PPY Chan, JR Friend - small, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Harnessing the ability to precisely and reproducibly actuate fluids and manipulate
bioparticles such as DNA, cells, and molecules at the microscale, microfluidics is a powerful …

Biomimetic tissues on a chip for drug discovery

AM Ghaemmaghami, MJ Hancock, H Harrington… - Drug discovery today, 2012 - Elsevier
Developing biologically relevant models of human tissues and organs is an important
enabling step for disease modeling and drug discovery. Recent advances in tissue …

Differentiation of neuroepithelial stem cells into functional dopaminergic neurons in 3D microfluidic cell culture

EL Moreno, S Hachi, K Hemmer, SJ Trietsch… - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A hallmark of Parkinson's disease is the progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic
neurons. We derived human neuroepithelial cells from induced pluripotent stem cells and …

Lab-on-a-chip devices as an emerging platform for stem cell biology

K Gupta, DH Kim, D Ellison, C Smith, A Kundu, J Tuan… - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The advent of stem cell based therapies has brought regenerative medicine into an
increased focus as a part of the modern medicine practice, with a potential to treat a myriad …

Controlling differentiation of stem cells for developing personalized organ‐on‐chip platforms

A Geraili, P Jafari, MS Hassani… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Organ‐on‐chip (OOC) platforms have attracted attentions of pharmaceutical
companies as powerful tools for screening of existing drugs and development of new drug …

Microfluidic systems for biosensing

KK Liu, RG Wu, YJ Chuang, HS Khoo, SH Huang… - Sensors, 2010 - mdpi.com
In the past two decades, Micro Fluidic Systems (MFS) have emerged as a powerful tool for
biosensing, particularly in enriching and purifying molecules and cells in biological samples …

Microscale strategies for generating cell-encapsulating hydrogels

Š Selimović, J Oh, H Bae, M Dokmeci… - Polymers, 2012 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels in which cells are encapsulated are of great potential interest for tissue
engineering applications. These gels provide a structure inside which cells can spread and …

Optimizing stem cell culture

B Van Der Sanden, M Dhobb… - Journal of cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cells always balance between self‐renewal and differentiation. Hence, stem cell
culture parameters are critical and need to be continuously refined according to progress in …