Organ-on-a-chip platforms integrated with biosensors for precise monitoring of the cells and cellular microenvironment

W Yang, T Li, S Liao, J Zhou, L Huang - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Organs-on-chips (OoCs) are in vitro models that simulate the anatomical and
physiological structure of human organs at the micro-scale level. With the advantages of …

In situ biosensing technologies for an organ-on-a-chip

J Kim, J Kim, Y **, SW Cho - Biofabrication, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The in vitro simulation of organs resolves the accuracy, ethical, and cost challenges
accompanying in vivo experiments. Organoids and organs-on-chips have been developed …

Critical suitability evaluation of caco-2 cells for gut-on-a-chip

X Pan, J Chen, J Han, W Zhang, W Su… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Currently, culturing Caco-2 cells in a Gut-on-a-chip (GOC) is well-accepted for develo**
intestinal disease models and drug screening. However, Caco-2 cells were found to …

[HTML][HTML] Piezo1 in digestive system function and dysfunction

J He, X **e, Z **ao, W Qian, L Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Piezo1, a non-selective cation channel directly activated by mechanical forces, is widely
expressed in the digestive system and participates in biological functions physiologically …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: The Impact of Distinct Designs and Biosensor Integration in Microfluidics-Based Organ-on-a-Chip Technology

S Yuan, H Yuan, DC Hay, H Hu, C Wang - Biosensors, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Traditional drug development is a long and expensive process with high rates of failure. This
has prompted the pharmaceutical industry to seek more efficient drug development …

Gut-on-a-chip research for drug development: implications of chip design on preclinical oral bioavailability or intestinal disease studies

JM Donkers, JI van der Vaart, E van de Steeg - Biomimetics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The gut plays a key role in drug absorption and metabolism of orally ingested drugs.
Additionally, the characterization of intestinal disease processes is increasingly gaining …

Direct effects of toxic divalent cations on contractile proteins with implications for the heart: unraveling mechanisms of dysfunction

OP Gerzen, VO Votinova, IK Potoskueva… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The binding of calcium and magnesium ions to proteins is crucial for regulating heart
contraction. However, other divalent cations, including xenobiotics, can accumulate in the …

The synergy between deep learning and organs-on-chips for high-throughput drug screening: a review

M Dai, G **ao, M Shao, YS Zhang - Biosensors, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Organs-on-chips (OoCs) are miniature microfluidic systems that have arguably become a
class of advanced in vitro models. Deep learning, as an emerging topic in machine learning …

Getting closer to modeling the gut-brain axis using induced pluripotent stem cells

V Hall, KMS Bendtsen - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiome (GM), the gut barrier, and the blood-brain barrier (BBB) are key
elements of the gut-brain axis (GBA). The advances in organ-on-a-chip and induced …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment and evaluation of on-chip intestinal barrier biosystems based on microfluidic techniques

H Wang, X Li, P Shi, X You, G Zhao - Materials Today Bio, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As a booming engineering technology, the microfluidic chip has been widely applied for
replicating the complexity of human intestinal micro-physiological ecosystems in vitro …