Este proyecto fue apoyado por el Centro de Innovación Tecnológica Deshpande en el MIT (RK y JMK) y el premio CARRERA NSF 0952493 de RK a través del programa de Química y Biológica de separaciones. Damos las gracias al Instituto de Nanotecnologías Soldado (ISN) y el Laboratorio de Tecnología de Microsistemas (MTL) en el MIT para el uso de sus instalaciones.

1. HL60 celular móvil 1.1. Fabricación de sustratos con dibujos. <ol><li> Utilizando impresión por microcontacto (μCP) 4-7 para alternar las monocapas autoensambladas (SAMs) de las moléculas de PEG en el portaobjetos de vidrio recubierto de oro: Fabricar microcontacto impresión polidimetilsiloxano (PDMS) sellos que definen los patrones del receptor con un ángulo de inclinación de α = 10 ° por un SU-8 proceso de moldeo. Limpie la superficie de oro con una solución de pirañas (3:1 mezcla de ácido sulfúrico al 30% de peróxido de hidrógeno) durante 20 minutos y luego enjuague la superficie con abundante agua DI a 24,5 ° C antes de su uso. El sello de tinta con una solución de PEG PDMS 5 mM en etanol. El sello seco en el aire durante 20 minutos. Suavemente ponga el sello en la superficie del oro durante 40 segundos y asegúrese de que haya un buen contacto entre la superficie del oro y el sello. No hay un exceso de presión es necesaria. Enjuague la superficie con etanol y se seca bajo una corriente de N 2. </li><li> Incubar el sustrato dentro de la P-selectina solución (15 mg / ml en DPBS), utilizando una cámara de perfusión (Microscopía Electrónica de Ciencias) durante 3 horas a 24,5 ° C al patrón de las áreas restantes con la P-selectina. Enjuague la superficie con abundante DPBS. </li><li> El relleno de la superficie con BSA (1 mg / ml en DPBS) durante 1 h para bloquear interacciones no específicas. Enjuague la superficie con abundante DPBS. </li></ol> 1.2. Los experimentos en células Rolling una cámara de flujo. <ol><li> El flujo de una suspensión de células HL60 (~ 10 5 células / ml) sobre las superficies estampadas en una cámara de flujo rectangular (Glycotech, Inc; ancho w = 1,0 cm, longitud = 6 cm, la altura h = 0.0127 cm) a 24,5 ° C. Use una bomba de jeringa (Instrumentos del Mundo de precisión, SP230IW) para generar el caudal de 75 l / min, correspondiente a la tensión de corte en torno al 0,5 dinas / cm 2 (~ 0,05 Pa). Calcule el esfuerzo cortante τ mediante el uso de la ecuación del plano de Poiseuille flujo de τ = 6μQ/wh 2, donde μ es la viscosidad cinemática (0,001002 Pa s), Q es el caudal volumétrico, w es el ancho de la cámara de flujo, y h es la altura de la cámara de flujo. </li><li> El uso de un microscopio invertido (Nikon TE2000-U) con una cámara montada (Andor ixon 885) para registrar las células HL60 rodar interacciones con adhesivo P-selectina sustratos con un 4 × objetivo, por lo general a un ritmo de 1 fotograma por segundo para una duración de 300 s. Realizar tres experimentos independientes para cada magnitud esfuerzo cortante y el ángulo de inclinación del patrón. Presentar los datos como media y desviación estándar de los valores promedio obtenidos en cada experimento. </li><li> Análisis de datos. Analizar las secuencias de imágenes de una medida Matlab (The Mathworks, Inc.) que utilizó un programa de rastreo de partículas gratuito de 8 a generar pistas a lo largo de los bordes con patrones. Las pistas se extiende hasta el final de una banda de P-selectina se seleccionan y se dispone de dos segmentos de línea recta - que está alineada con el flujo y el otro alineado con el borde del patrón. Estos dos segmentos se utilizan para calcular la longitud de borde de seguimiento, poniendo la velocidad en el borde, y la velocidad de balanceo en la región de llanura. </li></ol> 2. Los resultados representativos: <img src="/files/ftp_upload/2640/2640fig1.jpg" alt="Figura 1" /> La figura (A) muestra una de las imágenes del microscopio convertido en el vídeo de HL60 interacciones de laminación con adhesivo P-selectina sustratos utilizando un objetivo × 4. Regiones brillantes y oscuras corresponden a P-selectina receptor y regiones PEG, respectivamente. Figura (B) muestra las pistas obtenidas mediante un programa personalizado de Matlab. El ángulo de inclinación ventaja fue de 10 ° y el esfuerzo de corte fue de 0,5 dinas / cm 2. La longitud de seguimiento de borde, l e, el desplazamiento, d, y las velocidades de balanceo en el borde y dentro de las bandas, V E y P V, respectivamente, se describen en la figura (C-1). Figura (C-2) muestra la distribución (el número de células registradas) de longitud de la arista de seguimiento. El recuadro muestra el valor promedio de l e y la velocidad de rotación en el borde (V e) y dentro de las bandas (V p) en el ángulo de inclinación α = 10 ° y la magnitud de líquido esfuerzo de corte en torno al 0,5 dinas / cm 2. Las barras de error representan la desviación estándar, donde n = 3 replicar los experimentos (3 superficies de réplica) para cada condición.

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Se ha descrito un protocolo para examinar células trayectorias rodando por patrones asimétricos receptor de las superficies fabricadas con impresión por microcontacto 2. Las imágenes de microscopio óptico de la superficie de estampado que muestra un claro contraste entre el PEG y áreas de P-selectina se puede utilizar para confirmar si es sellado con éxito. Los bordes afilados, directamente se puede observar cuando el sellado se realiza bien. Presionando duro de la marca puede dar lugar a la deformaci?...

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studying cell rolling trajectories on asymmetric receptor patterns

El desplazamiento lateral de las células ortogonal a una corriente de flujo moviendo en los patrones de los receptores asimétrica presenta una oportunidad para el desarrollo de nuevos dispositivos para el sello libre de separación y análisis de las células 1. Estos dispositivos pueden usar el desplazamiento lateral de separación de flujo continuo, o los patrones de los receptores que modulan la adhesión para distinguir entre fenotipos de células diferentes o niveles de expresión del receptor. Comprender la naturaleza de las trayectorias de células rodando por los receptores de dibujos sustratos es necesario para la ingeniería de los soportes y el diseño de estos dispositivos. Este sentido, demuestran un protocolo para el estudio de las trayectorias de células rodando por los patrones asimétricos que el apoyo de los receptores de adhesión celular móvil 2. Bien definida, m escala los patrones de P-selectina receptores fueron fabricados utilizando impresión por microcontacto en oro revestida de diapositivas que se han incorporado en una cámara de flujo. HL60 células que expresan el ligando PSGL-1 3 se fluyó a través de un campo de las líneas de estampado y se visualizaron en un microscopio de campo claro invertida. Las células laminadas y seguimiento a lo largo de los bordes inclinados de los patrones, lo que resulta en una desviación lateral. Cada celda generalmente rodó a una cierta distancia a lo largo de los bordes del patrón (definido como la duración de seguimiento de borde), separado de la orilla, y volver a colocar a un patrón descendente. A pesar de esta separación hace que sea difícil de rastrear toda la trayectoria de una célula de entrada a la salida de la cámara de flujo, las partículas de seguimiento de software se utilizó para analizar el rendimiento y las trayectorias de rodadura de las células durante el tiempo en que se movían en un solo receptor con dibujos de línea. Las trayectorias fueron examinados para obtener distribuciones de las velocidades de balanceo de células y la longitud de borde de rastreo para cada celda de diferentes modelos. Este protocolo es útil para la cuantificación de las trayectorias de células rodando en los patrones de los receptores y sobre estos parámetros de ingeniería tales como el ángulo de patrones y esfuerzo cortante. Estos datos serán útiles para el diseño de dispositivos de microfluídica para el sello libre de separación celular y el análisis.

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Studying Cell Rolling Trajectories on Asymmetric Receptor Patterns

Se describe un protocolo para observar y analizar las trayectorias de células rodando por patrones asimétricos receptor de sustratos. Los datos resultantes son útiles para la ingeniería de patrones receptor sustratos para etiquetas sin separación celular y el análisis.

El estudio de las trayectorias celular Rolling en los patrones del receptor asimétrica

Lateral displacement of cells orthogonal to a flow stream by rolling on asymmetric receptor patterns presents an opportunity for development of new ...

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9.5K vistas.  MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Se describe un protocolo para observar y analizar las trayectorias de células rodando por patrones asimétricos receptor de sustratos. Los datos resultantes son útiles para la ingeniería de patrones receptor sustratos para etiquetas sin separación celular y el análisis.

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Microfabrication of Nanoporous Gold Patterns for Cell-material Interaction Studies

Nanostructured materials with feature sizes in tens of nanometers have enhanced the performance of several technologies, including fuel cells, biosensors, biomedical device coatings, and drug delivery tools. Nanoporous gold (np-Au), produced by a nano-scale self-assembly process, is a relatively new material that exhibits large effective surface area, high electrical conductivity, and catalytic activity. These properties have made np-Au an attractive material to scientific community. Most studies on np-Au employ macro-scale specimens and focus on fundamental science of the material and its catalytic and sensor applications. The macro-scale specimens limit np-Au's potential in miniaturized systems, including biomedical devices. In order to address these issues, we initially describe two different methods to micropattern np-Au thin films on rigid substrates. The first method employs manually-produced stencil masks for creating millimeter-scale np-Au patterns, while the second method uses lift-off photolithography to pattern sub-millimeter-scale patterns. As the np-Au thin films are obtained by sputter-deposition process, they are compatible with conventional microfabrication techniques, thereby amenable to facile integration into microsystems. These systems include electrically-addressable biosensor platforms that benefit from high effective surface area, electrical conductivity, and gold-thiol-based surface bioconjugation. We describe cell culture, immunostaining, and image processing techniques to quantify np-Au's interaction with mammalian cells, which is an important performance parameter for some biosensors. We expect that the techniques illustrated here will assist the integration of np-Au in platforms at various length-scales and in numerous applications, including biosensors, energy storage systems, and catalysts.

We report on techniques to micropattern nanoporous gold thin films via stencil printing and photolithography, as well as methods to culture cells on the microfabricated patterns. In addition, we describe image analysis methods to characterize morphology of the material and the cultured cells using scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy techniques.

Microfabricación de los patrones de oro Nanoporous de Estudios de interacción célula-materiales

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Systematic Analysis of In Vitro Cell Rolling Using a Multi-well Plate Microfluidic System

A major challenge for cell-based therapy is the inability to systemically target a large quantity of viable cells with high efficiency to tissues of interest following intravenous or intraarterial infusion. Consequently, increasing cell homing is currently studied as a strategy to improve cell therapy. Cell rolling on the vascular endothelium is an important step in the process of cell homing and can be probed in-vitro using a parallel plate flow chamber (PPFC). However, this is an extremely tedious, low throughput assay, with poorly controlled flow conditions. Instead, we used a multi-well plate microfluidic system that enables study of cellular rolling properties in a higher throughput under precisely controlled, physiologically relevant shear flow1,2. In this paper, we show how the rolling properties of HL-60 (human promyelocytic leukemia) cells on P- and E-selectin-coated surfaces as well as on cell monolayer-coated surfaces can be readily examined. To better simulate inflammatory conditions, the microfluidic channel surface was coated with endothelial cells (ECs), which were then activated with tumor necrosis factor-&#945; (TNF-&#945;), significantly increasing interactions with HL-60 cells under dynamic conditions. The enhanced throughput and integrated multi-parameter software analysis platform, that permits rapid analysis of parameters such as rolling velocities and rolling path, are important advantages for assessing cell rolling properties in-vitro. Allowing rapid and accurate analysis of engineering approaches designed to impact cell rolling and homing, this platform may help advance exogenous cell-based therapy.

Systematic Analysis of In Vitro Cell Rolling Using a Multi-well Plate Microfluidic System

This study used a multi-well plate microfluidic system, significantly increasing throughput of cell rolling studies under physiologically relevant shear flow. Given the importance of cell rolling in the multi-step cell homing cascade and the importance of cell homing following systemic delivery of exogenous populations of cells in patients, this system offers potential as a screening platform to improve cell-based therapy.

Análisis sistemático de<em&gt; In Vitro</em&gt; Celda balanceo Utilizando un sistema de microfluidos placa de múltiples pocillos

A major challenge for cell-based therapy is the inability to systemically target a large quantity of viable cells with high efficiency to tissues of ...

Electronic Tongue Generating Continuous Recognition Patterns for Protein Analysis

In current protocol, a combinatorial approach has been developed to simplify the design and production of sensing materials for the construction of electronic tongues (eT) for protein analysis. By mixing a small number of simple and easily accessible molecules with different physicochemical properties, used as building blocks (BBs), in varying and controlled proportions and allowing the mixtures to self-assemble on the gold surface of a prism, an array of combinatorial surfaces featuring appropriate properties for protein sensing was created. In this way, a great number of cross-reactive receptors can be rapidly and efficiently obtained. By combining such an array of combinatorial cross-reactive receptors (CoCRRs) with an optical detection system such as surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi), the obtained eT can monitor the binding events in real-time and generate continuous recognition patterns including 2D continuous evolution profile (CEP) and 3D continuous evolution landscape (CEL) for samples in liquid. Such an eT system is efficient for discrimination of common purified proteins.

A novel approach is described for construction of electronic tongue (eT), which greatly simplifies the design and production of sensing materials, and allows the eT to generate continuous evolution profiles and landscapes for samples in liquid. The obtained eT is efficient for common protein analysis such as discrimination.

Lengua electrónica Generar Patrones reconocimiento continuo para el análisis de proteínas

In current protocol, a combinatorial approach has been developed to simplify the design and production of sensing materials for the construction of ...

Fluorescence Biomembrane Force Probe: Concurrent Quantitation of Receptor-ligand Kinetics and Binding-induced Intracellular Signaling on a Single Cell

Membrane receptor-ligand interactions mediate many cellular functions. Binding kinetics and downstream signaling triggered by these molecular interactions are likely affected by the mechanical environment in which binding and signaling take place. A recent study demonstrated that mechanical force can regulate antigen recognition by and triggering of the T-cell receptor (TCR). This was made possible by a new technology we developed and termed fluorescence biomembrane force probe (fBFP), which combines single-molecule force spectroscopy with fluorescence microscopy. Using an ultra-soft human red blood cell as the sensitive force sensor, a high-speed camera and real-time imaging tracking techniques, the fBFP is of ~1 pN (10-12 N), ~3 nm and ~0.5 msec in force, spatial and temporal resolution. With the fBFP, one can precisely measure single receptor-ligand binding kinetics under force regulation and simultaneously image binding-triggered intracellular calcium signaling on a single live cell. This new technology can be used to study other membrane receptor-ligand interaction and signaling in other cells under mechanical regulation.

We describe a technique for concurrently measuring force-regulated single receptor-ligand binding kinetics and real-time imaging of calcium signaling in a single T lymphocyte.

Fluorescencia Biomembranas Fuerza Sonda: La cuantificación simultánea de Cinética-Receptor ligando y encuadernación inducida Señalización Intracelular en una sola célula

Membrane receptor-ligand interactions mediate many cellular functions. Binding kinetics and downstream signaling triggered by these molecular interactions ...

Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) for Intracellular Targeting Applications

Nanoparticle-based delivery vehicles have shown great promise for intracellular targeting applications, providing a mechanism to specifically alter cellular signaling and gene expression. In a previous investigation, the synthesis of ultra-small solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) for topical drug delivery and biomarker detection applications was demonstrated. SLNs are a well-studied example of a nanoparticle delivery system that has emerged as a promising drug delivery vehicle. In this study, SLNs were loaded with a fluorescent dye and used as a model to investigate particle-cell interactions. The phase inversion temperature (PIT) method was used for the synthesis of ultra-small populations of biocompatible nanoparticles. A 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was utilized in order to establish appropriate dosing levels prior to the nanoparticle-cell interaction studies. Furthermore, primary human dermal fibroblasts and mouse dendritic cells were exposed to dye-loaded SLN over time and the interactions with respect to toxicity and particle uptake were characterized using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. This study demonstrated that ultra-small SLNs, as a nanoparticle delivery system, are suitable for intracellular targeting of different cell types.

Solid Lipid Nanoparticles SLNs for Intracellular Targeting Applications

In this study, a method for synthesizing ultra-small populations of biocompatible nanoparticles was described, as well as several in vitro methods by which to assess their cellular interactions.

Sólido lípidos nanopartículas (GLC) Aplicaciones para intracelular de focalización

Nanoparticle-based delivery vehicles have shown great promise for intracellular targeting applications, providing a mechanism to specifically alter ...

Studying the Stoichiometry of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Intact Cells using Correlative Microscopy

This protocol describes the labeling of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on COS7 fibroblast cells, and subsequent correlative fluorescence microscopy and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) of whole cells in hydrated state. Fluorescent quantum dots (QDs) were coupled to EGFR via a two-step labeling protocol, providing an efficient and specific protein labeling, while avoiding label-induced clustering of the receptor. Fluorescence microscopy provided overview images of the cellular locations of the EGFR. The scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) detector was used to detect the QD labels with nanoscale resolution. The resulting correlative images provide data of the cellular EGFR distribution, and the stoichiometry at the single molecular level in the natural context of the hydrated intact cell. ESEM-STEM images revealed the receptor to be present as monomer, as homodimer, and in small clusters. Labeling with two different QDs, i.e.,&#160;one emitting at 655 nm and at 800 revealed similar characteristic results.

This protocol describes the labeling of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on COS7 fibroblast cells, and subsequent correlative light- and electron microscopy of whole cells in hydrated state. The label contained fluorescent quantum dots. The protocol can be used to study the stoichiometry of EGFR at the single molecule level.

El estudio de la estequiometría de factor de crecimiento epidérmico en células intactas utilizando microscopía correlativa

This protocol describes the labeling of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on COS7 fibroblast cells, and subsequent correlative fluorescence ...

Human Neural Organoids for Studying Brain Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases

The lack of relevant in vitro neural models is an important obstacle on medical progress for neuropathologies. Establishment of relevant cellular models is crucial both to better understand the pathological mechanisms of these diseases and identify new therapeutic targets and strategies. To be pertinent, an in vitro model must reproduce the pathological features of a human disease. However, in the context of neurodegenerative disease, a relevant in vitro model should provide neural cell replacement as a valuable therapeutic opportunity. 
Such a model would not only allow screening of therapeutic molecules but also can be used to optimize neural protocol differentiation [for example, in the context of transplantation in Parkinson's disease (PD)]. This study describes two in vitro protocols of 1) human glioblastoma development within a human neural organoids (NO) and 2) neuron dopaminergic (DA) differentiation generating a three-dimensional (3D) organoid. For this purpose, a well-standardized protocol was established that allows the production of size-calibrated neurospheres derived from human embryonic stem cell (hESC) differentiation. The first model can be used to reveal molecular and cellular events occurring during in glioblastoma development within the neural organoid, while the DA organoid not only represents a suitable source of DA neurons for cell therapy in Parkinson's disease but also can be used for drug testing.

This study introduces and describes protocols to derive two specific human neural organoids&#160;as a relevant and accurate model for studying 1) human glioblastoma development within human neural organoids exclusively in humans and 2) neuron dopaminergic differentiation generating a three-dimensional organoid.

Organoides neuronales humanos para el estudio del cáncer cerebral y las enfermedades neurodegenerativas

The lack of relevant in vitro neural models is an important obstacle on medical progress for neuropathologies. Establishment of relevant cellular models ...

A Macrophage Reporter Cell Assay to Examine Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated NF-kB/AP-1 Signaling on Adsorbed Protein Layers on Polymeric Surfaces

The persistent inflammatory host response to an implanted biomaterial, known as the foreign body reaction, is a significant challenge in the development and implementation of biomedical devices and tissue engineering constructs. Macrophages, an innate immune cell, are key players in the foreign body reaction because they remain at the implant site for the lifetime of the device, and are commonly studied to gain an understanding of this detrimental host response. Many biomaterials researchers have shown that adsorbed protein layers on implanted materials influence macrophage behavior, and subsequently impact the host response. The methods in this paper describe an in vitro model using adsorbed protein layers containing cellular damage molecules on polymer biomaterial surfaces to assess macrophage responses. An NF-&#1082;B/AP-1 reporter macrophage cell line and the associated colorimetric alkaline phosphatase assay were used as a rapid method to indirectly examine NF-&#1082;B/AP-1 transcription factor activity in response to complex adsorbed protein layers containing blood proteins and damage-associated molecular patterns, as a model of the complex adsorbed protein layers formed on biomaterial surfaces in vivo.

This protocol provides researchers with a rapid, indirect method of measuring TLR-dependent NF-&#1082;B/AP-1 transcription factor activity in a murine macrophage cell line in response to a variety of polymeric surfaces and adsorbed protein layers that model the biomaterial implant microenvironment.

Un ensayo celular de reportero de macrófagos para examinar la señalización NF-kB/AP-1 mediada por receptores similares al peaje en capas de proteínas absorbentes en superficies poliméricas

The persistent inflammatory host response to an implanted biomaterial, known as the foreign body reaction, is a significant challenge in the development ...

A Human 3D Extracellular Matrix-Adipocyte Culture Model for Studying Matrix-Cell Metabolic Crosstalk

The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a central role in regulating tissue homeostasis, engaging in crosstalk with cells and regulating multiple aspects of cellular function. The ECM plays a particularly important role in adipose tissue function in obesity, and alterations in adipose tissue ECM deposition and composition are associated with metabolic disease in mice and humans. Tractable in vitro models that permit dissection of the roles of the ECM and cells in contributing to global tissue phenotype are sparse. We describe a novel 3D in vitro model of human ECM-adipocyte culture that permits study of the specific roles of the ECM and adipocytes in regulating adipose tissue metabolic phenotype. Human adipose tissue is decellularized to isolate ECM, which is subsequently repopulated with preadipocytes that are then differentiated within the ECM into mature adipocytes. This method creates ECM-adipocyte constructs that are metabolically active and retain characteristics of the tissues and patients from which they are derived. We have used this system to demonstrate disease-specific ECM-adipocyte crosstalk in human adipose tissue. This culture model provides a tool for dissecting the roles of the ECM and adipocytes in contributing to global adipose tissue metabolic phenotype and permits study of the role of the ECM in regulating adipose tissue homeostasis.

We describe a 3D human extracellular matrix-adipocyte in vitro culture system that permits dissection of the roles of the matrix and adipocytes in contributing to adipose tissue metabolic phenotype.

Un modelo de cultivo de matriz-adipocitos extracelulares 3D humano para el estudio de la conversación cruzada metabólica Matrix-Cell

The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a central role in regulating tissue homeostasis, engaging in crosstalk with cells and regulating multiple aspects of ...

In Vitro 3D Cell-Cultured Arterial Models for Studying Vascular Drug Targeting Under Flow

The use of three-dimensional (3D) models of human arteries, which are designed with the correct dimensions and anatomy, enables the proper modeling of various important processes in the cardiovascular system. Recently, although several biological studies have been performed using such 3D models of human arteries, they have not been applied to study vascular targeting. This paper presents a new method to fabricate real-sized, reconstructed human arterial models using a 3D printing technique, line them with human endothelial cells (ECs), and study particle targeting under physiological flow. These models have the advantage of replicating the physiological size and conditions of blood vessels in the human body using low-cost components. This technique may serve as a new platform for studying and understanding drug targeting in the cardiovascular system and may improve the design of new injectable nanomedicines. Moreover, the presented approach may provide significant tools for the study of targeted delivery of different agents for cardiovascular diseases under patient-specific flow and physiological conditions.

In Vitro 3D Cell-Cultured Arterial Models for Studying Vascular Drug Targeting Under Flow

Here, we present a new protocol to study and map the targeted deposition of drug carriers to endothelial cells in fabricated, real-sized, three-dimensional human artery models under physiological flow. The presented method may serve as a new platform for targeting drug carriers within the vascular system.

In Vitro 3D Cultivos Celulares Modelos Arteriales Para El Estudio De La Droga Vascular Dirigida Bajo Flujo

The use of three-dimensional (3D) models of human arteries, which are designed with the correct dimensions and anatomy, enables the proper modeling of ...