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ArticleScientific reports2021

Computational fluid dynamics for enhanced tracheal bioreactor design and long-segment graft recellularization.

Hankyu Lee, Alba E Marin-Araujo, Fabio G Aoki, Siba Haykal, Thomas K Waddell, Cristina H Amon, David A Romero, Golnaz Karoubi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hankyu LeeDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8, Canada.
Alba E Marin-AraujoInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada.
Fabio G AokiLatner Research Laboratories, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1L7, Canada.
Siba HaykalLatner Research Laboratories, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1L7, Canada.
Thomas K WaddellInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada.
Cristina H AmonDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8, Canada.
David A RomeroDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8, Canada. d.romero@utoronto.ca.
Golnaz KaroubiDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8, Canada. golnaz.karoubi@uhnresearch.ca.
University of Toronto · CAUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful re-epithelialization of de-epithelialized tracheal scaffolds remains a challenge for tracheal graft success. Currently, the lack of understanding of the bioreactor hydrodynamic environment, and its relation to cell seeding outcomes, serve as major obstacles to obtaining viable tracheal grafts. In this work, we used computational fluid dynamics to (a) re-design the fluid delivery system of a trachea bioreactor to promote a spatially uniform hydrodynamic environment, and (b) improve the perfusion cell seeding protocol to promote homogeneous cell deposition. Lagrangian particle-tracking simulations showed that low rates of rotation provide more uniform circumferential and longitudinal patterns of cell deposition, while higher rates of rotation only improve circumferential uniformity but bias cell deposition proximally. Validation experiments with human bronchial epithelial cells confirm that the model accurately predicts cell deposition in low shear stress environments. We used the acquired knowledge from our particle tracking model, as a guide for long-term tracheal repopulation studies. Cell repopulation using conditions resulting in low wall shear stress enabled enhanced re-epithelialization of long segment tracheal grafts. While our work focuses on tracheal regeneration, lessons learned in this study, can be applied to culturing of any tissue engineered tubular scaffold.

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AnimalsBioreactorsCells, CulturedHumansHydrodynamicsRe-EpithelializationStress, MechanicalSwineTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsTrachea

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PMID33441927
PMCPMC7807076
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