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ArticleBiomedical microdevices2022

3D printed transwell-integrated nose-on-chip model to evaluate effects of air flow-induced mechanical stresses on mucous secretion.

Zachary Brooks, Kanghyun Kim, Kai Zhao, Tarun Goswami, Saber Hussain, Angela R Dixon

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Article in Biomedical microdevices, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Zachary BrooksAir Force Research Laboratory, 711Th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, USA.
Kanghyun KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Kai ZhaoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Tarun GoswamiDepartment of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wright State University, OH, Dayton, USA.
Saber HussainAir Force Research Laboratory, 711Th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, USA. saber.hussain@us.af.mil.
Angela R DixonAir Force Research Laboratory, 711Th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, USA. angela.r.dixon@case.edu.
The Ohio State University · US711th Human Performance WingCase Western Reserve University · USDefense Research Associates (United States) · USWright State University · US

Funding

Objective evaluation of conductive olfactory losses & nasal obstruction symptomsR01DC013626 · NIDCD · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHAO, KAI · 2015 to 2018
$1.6M
Endoscopic nasal sinus surgery simulator to optimize treatment outcomeR21DC017530 · NIDCD · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHAO, KAI · 2019 to 2020
$442k
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC013626NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC017530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While there are many chip models that simulate the air-tissue interface of the respiratory system, only a few represent the upper respiratory system. These chips are restricted to unidirectional flow patterns that are not comparable to the highly dynamic and variable flow patterns found in the native nasal cavity. Here we describe the development of a tunable nose-on-chip device that mimics the air-mucosa interface and is coupled to an air delivery system that simulates natural breathing patterns through the generation of bi-directional air flow. Additionally, we employ computational modeling to demonstrate how the device design can be tuned to replicate desired mechanical characteristics within specific regions of the human nasal cavity. We also demonstrate how to culture human nasal epithelial cell line RPMI 2650 within the lab-on-chip (LOC) device. Lastly, Alcian Blue histological staining was performed to label mucin proteins, which play important roles in mucous secretion. Our results revealed that dynamic flow conditions can increase mucous secretion for RPMI 2650 cells, when compared to no flow, or stationary, conditions.

Indexed as

Nasal CavityProteinsComputer SimulationHumansPrinting, Three-DimensionalStress, MechanicalProteinsAirflowChip modelComputational modelingMucous productionNasal mucosaRPMI 2650 nasal epithelial cell lineShear stress

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PMID34982244
PMCPMC10265932
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