Standardizing designed and emergent quantitative features in microphysiological systems

DM Nahon, R Moerkens, H Aydogmus… - Nature biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
Microphysiological systems (MPSs) are cellular models that replicate aspects of organ and
tissue functions in vitro. In contrast with conventional cell cultures, MPSs often provide …

3D bioprinted organ‐on‐chips

S Rahmani Dabbagh, M Rezapour Sarabi… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Organ‐on‐a‐chip (OOC) platforms recapitulate human in vivo‐like conditions more
realistically compared to many animal models and conventional two‐dimensional cell …

A tumor‐on‐a‐chip system with bioprinted blood and lymphatic vessel pair

X Cao, R Ashfaq, F Cheng, S Maharjan… - Advanced functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Current in vitro antitumor drug screening strategies insufficiently mimic biological systems.
They tend to lack true perfusion and draining microcirculation systems, which may post …

Omentum-on-a-chip: A multicellular, vascularized microfluidic model of the human peritoneum for the study of ovarian cancer metastases

LI Ibrahim, C Hajal, GS Offeddu, MR Gillrie, RD Kamm - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Epithelial ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate of any gynecologic malignancy and
most frequently metastasizes to the peritoneal cavity. Intraperitoneal metastases are highly …

Blood vessel organoids for development and disease

K Salewskij, JM Penninger - Circulation Research, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Despite enormous advances, cardiovascular disorders are still a major threat to global
health and are responsible for one-third of deaths worldwide. Research for new therapeutics …

Engineering approaches for studying immune-tumor cell interactions and immunotherapy

SE Shelton, HT Nguyen, DA Barbie, RD Kamm - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
This review describes recent research that has advanced our understanding of the role of
immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) using advanced 3D in vitro models and …

3D microfluidic platform and tumor vascular map** for evaluating anti-angiogenic RNAi-based nanomedicine

S Lee, S Kim, DJ Koo, J Yu, H Cho, H Lee, JM Song… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) visualization of tumor vasculature is a key factor in accurate
evaluation of RNA interference (RNAi)-based antiangiogenic nanomedicine, a promising …

A new microfluidic model that allows monitoring of complex vascular structures and cell interactions in a 3D biological matrix

CGM van Dijk, MM Brandt, N Poulis, J Anten… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic organ-on-a-chip designs are used to mimic human tissues, including the
vasculature. Here we present a novel microfluidic device that allows the interaction of …

A 3D biomimetic model of lymphatics reveals cell–cell junction tightening and lymphedema via a cytokine-induced ROCK2/JAM-A complex

E Lee, SL Chan, Y Lee, WJ Polacheck… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Impaired lymphatic drainage and lymphedema are major morbidities whose mechanisms
have remained obscure. To study lymphatic drainage and its impairment, we engineered a …

Human tumor‐lymphatic microfluidic model reveals differential conditioning of lymphatic vessels by breast cancer cells

JM Ayuso, MM Gong, MC Skala… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Breast tumor progression is a complex process involving intricate crosstalk between the
primary tumor and its microenvironment. In the context of breast tumor‐lymphatic …