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ArticleBiosensors2021

Design and Fabrication of the Vertical-Flow Bioreactor for Compaction Hepatocyte Culture in Drug Testing Application.

Liang Zhu, Zhenfeng Wang, Huanming Xia, Hanry Yu

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Article in Biosensors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors.

Liang ZhuSingapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-04 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore.
Zhenfeng WangMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, T-Lab, #05-01, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411, Singapore.
Huanming XiaSingapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-04 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore.
Hanry YuMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, T-Lab, #05-01, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411, Singapore.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The perfusion culture of primary hepatocytes has been widely adopted to build bioreactors for various applications. As a drug testing platform, a unique vertical-flow bioreactor (VfB) array was found to create the compaction culture of hepatocytes which mimicked the mechanic microenvironment in vivo while maintaining the 3D cell morphology in a 2D culture setup and enhancing the hepatic functions for a sustained culture. Here, we report the methodology in designing and fabricating the VfB to reach ideal bioreactor requirements, optimizing the VfB as a prototype for drug testing, and to demonstrate the enhanced hepatic function so as to demonstrate the performance of the bioreactor. This device enables the modular, scalable, and manufacturable construction of a functional drug testing platform through the sustained maintenance of model cells.

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BioreactorsCells, CulturedCell SurvivalDrug DevelopmentHepatocytesPharmaceutical PreparationsPharmaceutical Preparationsbioreactordesigndrug testingfabricationhepatocytesmicrofluidicsperfusion culture

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PMID34069382
PMCPMC8158682

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