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ArticleBiotechnology journal2017

A versatile modular bioreactor platform for Tissue Engineering.

Sebastian Schuerlein, Thomas Schwarz, Steffan Krziminski, Sabine Gätzner, Anke Hoppensack, Ivo Schwedhelm, Matthias Schweinlin, Heike Walles, Jan Hansmann

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Article in Biotechnology journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sebastian SchuerleinUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Thomas SchwarzTranslational Center Wuerzburg of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Steffan KrziminskiTranslational Center Wuerzburg of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Sabine GätznerUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Anke HoppensackUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Ivo SchwedhelmUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Matthias SchweinlinUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Heike WallesUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.
Jan HansmannUniversity Hospital Wuerzburg, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), Wuerzburg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue Engineering (TE) bears potential to overcome the persistent shortage of donor organs in transplantation medicine. Additionally, TE products are applied as human test systems in pharmaceutical research to close the gap between animal testing and the administration of drugs to human subjects in clinical trials. However, generating a tissue requires complex culture conditions provided by bioreactors. Currently, the translation of TE technologies into clinical and industrial applications is limited due to a wide range of different tissue-specific, non-disposable bioreactor systems. To ensure a high level of standardization, a suitable cost-effectiveness, and a safe graft production, a generic modular bioreactor platform was developed. Functional modules provide robust control of culture processes, e.g. medium transport, gas exchange, heating, or trapping of floating air bubbles. Characterization revealed improved performance of the modules in comparison to traditional cell culture equipment such as incubators, or peristaltic pumps. By combining the modules, a broad range of culture conditions can be achieved. The novel bioreactor platform allows using disposable components and facilitates tissue culture in closed fluidic systems. By sustaining native carotid arteries, engineering a blood vessel, and generating intestinal tissue models according to a previously published protocol the feasibility and performance of the bioreactor platform was demonstrated.

Indexed as

BioreactorsRegenerative MedicineTissue EngineeringClinical applicationIndustrial applicationModular bioreactor platformRegenerative MedicineTissue Engineering

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PMID27492568
PMCPMC5333457

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