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ArticleScientific reports2019

A Microfluidic Device to Enhance Viral Transduction Efficiency During Manufacture of Engineered Cellular Therapies.

Nathan Moore, John R Chevillet, Laura J Healey, Connor McBrine, Daniel Doty, Jose Santos, Bryan Teece, James Truslow, Vienna Mott, Peter Hsi and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nathan MooreCell and Tissue Engineering, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. moor8565@gmail.com.
John R ChevilletCell and Tissue Engineering, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Laura J HealeyCell and Tissue Engineering, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Connor McBrineSynthetic Biology, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Daniel DotyCell and Tissue Engineering, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Jose SantosBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Bryan TeeceBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
James TruslowBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Vienna MottBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Peter HsiCell and Tissue Engineering, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Vishal TandonBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-7846
Jeffrey T BorensteinSynthetic Biology, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Jenna BalestriniBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Kenneth KotzBiological Microsystems, 555 Technology Square, Draper, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Draper Laboratory · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development and approval of engineered cellular therapies are revolutionizing approaches to treatment of diseases. However, these life-saving therapies require extensive use of inefficient bioprocessing equipment and specialized reagents that can drive up the price of treatment. Integration of new genetic material into the target cells, such as viral transduction, is one of the most costly and labor-intensive steps in the production of cellular therapies. Approaches to reducing the costs associated with gene delivery have been developed using microfluidic devices to increase overall efficiency. However, these microfluidic approaches either require large quantities of virus or pre-concentration of cells with high-titer viral particles. Here, we describe the development of a microfluidic transduction device (MTD) that combines microfluidic spatial confinement with advective flow through a membrane to efficiently colocalize target cells and virus particles. We demonstrate that the MTD can improve the efficiency of lentiviral transduction for both T-cell and hematopoietic stem-cell (HSC) targets by greater than two fold relative to static controls. Furthermore, transduction saturation in the MTD is reached with only half the virus required to reach saturation under static conditions. Moreover, we show that MTD transduction does not adversely affect cell viability or expansion potential.

Indexed as

Cells, CulturedGenetic VectorsHumansLentivirusMicrofluidicsPeripheral Blood Stem CellsPeripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationTransduction, Genetic

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PMID31641163
PMCPMC6806008
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