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ArticleBiomedical microdevices2016

Assessment of whole blood thrombosis in a microfluidic device lined by fixed human endothelium.

Abhishek Jain, Andries D van der Meer, Anne-Laure Papa, Riccardo Barrile, Angela Lai, Benjamin L Schlechter, Monicah A Otieno, Calvert S Louden, Geraldine A Hamilton, Alan D Michelson and 2 more

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Article in Biomedical microdevices, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Abhishek JainWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLSB 5, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Andries D van der MeerWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLSB 5, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Anne-Laure PapaWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLSB 5, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Riccardo BarrileWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLSB 5, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Angela LaiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Benjamin L SchlechterDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Monicah A OtienoJanssen Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Pre-Clinical Development and Safety, Spring House, PA, USA.
Calvert S LoudenJanssen Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Pre-Clinical Development and Safety, Spring House, PA, USA.
Geraldine A HamiltonWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLSB 5, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Alan D MichelsonCenter for Platelet Research Studies, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Andrew L FrelingerCenter for Platelet Research Studies, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Donald E IngberWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLSB 5, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. don.ingber@wyss.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USJanssen (United States) · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USCarnegie Mellon University · USUniversity of Twente · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vascular endothelium and shear stress are critical determinants of physiological hemostasis and platelet function in vivo, yet current diagnostic and monitoring devices do not fully incorporate endothelial function under flow in their assessment and, therefore, they can be unreliable and inaccurate. It is challenging to include the endothelium in assays for clinical laboratories or point-of-care settings because living cell cultures are not sufficiently robust. Here, we describe a microfluidic device that is lined by a human endothelium that is chemically fixed, but still retains its ability to modulate hemostasis under continuous flow in vitro even after few days of storage. This device lined with a fixed endothelium supports formation of platelet-rich thrombi in the presence of physiological shear, similar to a living arterial vessel. We demonstrate the potential clinical value of this device by showing that thrombus formation and platelet function can be measured within minutes using a small volume (0.5 mL) of whole blood taken from subjects receiving antiplatelet medications. The inclusion of a fixed endothelial microvessel will lead to biomimetic analytical devices that can potentially be used for diagnostics and point-of-care applications.

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Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesBlood PlateletsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularFibrinHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPoint-of-Care SystemsStress, MechanicalThrombosisFibrinPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsBiomedical technologyHemostasisLab-on-a-ChipPlatelet function testsThrombosisVascular endothelium

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PMID27464497
PMCPMC4963439
OpenAlexW2501166177

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