Understanding the Lymphatic System: Tissue-on-Chip Modeling

WJ Polacheck, JB Dixon, WY Aw - Annual review of Biomedical …, 2025 - annualreviews.org
The lymphatic vasculature plays critical roles in maintaining fluid homeostasis, transporting
lipid, and facilitating immune surveillance. A growing body of work has identified lymphatic …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing tumor microenvironment and lymphoid tissue research through 3D bioprinting and biofabrication

C Mazzaglia, YYS Huang, JD Shields - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer progression is significantly influenced by the complex interactions within the tumor
microenvironment (TME). Immune cells, in particular, play a critical role by infiltrating tumors …

Multi-parameter tunable synthetic matrix for engineering lymphatic vessels

L Alderfer, S Saha, F Fan, J Wu, LE Littlepage… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Controlling the formation of new lymphatic vessels has been postulated as an innovative
therapeutic strategy for various disease phenotypes, including neurodegenerative diseases …

A human initial lymphatic chip reveals distinct mechanisms of primary lymphatic valve dysfunction in acute and chronic inflammation

S Kraus, E Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Interstitial fluid uptake and retention by lymphatic vessels (LVs) play a role in maintaining
interstitial fluid homeostasis. While it is well-established that intraluminal lymphatic valves in …

Three-Dimensional Lymphatics-on-a-Chip Reveals Distinct, Size-Dependent Nanoparticle Transport Mechanisms in Lymphatic Drug Delivery

R Lu, BJ Lee, E Lee - ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2024 - ACS Publications
Although nanoparticle-based lymphatic drug delivery systems promise better treatment of
cancer, infectious disease, and immune disease, their clinical translations are limited by low …

[HTML][HTML] Mimicking blood and lymphatic vasculatures using microfluidic systems

E Hall, K Mendiola, NK Lightsey, D Hanjaya-Putra - Biomicrofluidics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The role of the circulatory system, containing the blood and lymphatic vasculatures, within
the body, has become increasingly focused on by researchers as dysfunction of either of the …

The Edifice of Vasculature-On-Chips: A Focused Review on the Key Elements and Assembly of Angiogenesis Models

J Lim, HW Fang, S Bupphathong… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The conception of vascularized organ-on-a-chip models provides researchers with the
ability to supply controlled biological and physical cues that simulate the in vivo dynamic …

Engineering Lymphangiogenesis‐On‐Chip: The Independent and Cooperative Regulation by Biochemical Factors, Gradients, and Interstitial Fluid Flow

JJ Tronolone, N Mohamed, A Jain - Advanced Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the crucial role of lymphangiogenesis during development and in several diseases
with implications for tissue regeneration, immunity, and cancer, there are significantly fewer …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in Ophthalmic Organ-on-a-Chip Models: Bridging Translational Gaps in Disease Modeling and Drug Screening

R Lu - International Journal of Translational Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Organ-on-a-chip models have emerged as transformative tools in
ophthalmology, offering physiologically relevant platforms for studying ocular diseases and …

MicroVasculoid‐Chip: A 3D Self‐Assembled Human Microcirculation‐on‐a‐Chip Model Reveals Enhanced Lymphangiogenic Lung Cancer‐Induced Vessel …

CM Abreu, AC Lima, NM Neves, SC Kundu… - Advanced Materials … - Wiley Online Library
The microvasculature within the tumor microenvironment is crucial for the invasion and
dissemination of cancer cells throughout the body. Given its importance and dynamic …