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ArticleACS omega2024

Biocompatibility Testing of UV-Curable Polydimethylsiloxane for Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Culture on-a-Chip.

Ana I Gómez-Varela, Antonio Viña, Carmen Bao-Varela, María Teresa Flores-Arias, Bastián Carnero, Mercedes González-Peteiro, José Ramón González-Juanatey, Ezequiel Álvarez

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ana I Gómez-VarelaPhotonics4Life Research Group, Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultade de Física and Facultade de Óptica e Optometría, Instituto de Materiais (iMATUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, Santiago de Compostela E15782, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8191-0257
Antonio ViñaDepartamento de Farmacología, Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, A Coruña, Spain.
Carmen Bao-VarelaPhotonics4Life Research Group, Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultade de Física and Facultade de Óptica e Optometría, Instituto de Materiais (iMATUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, Santiago de Compostela E15782, Spain.
María Teresa Flores-AriasPhotonics4Life Research Group, Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultade de Física and Facultade de Óptica e Optometría, Instituto de Materiais (iMATUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, Santiago de Compostela E15782, Spain.
Bastián CarneroPhotonics4Life Research Group, Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultade de Física and Facultade de Óptica e Optometría, Instituto de Materiais (iMATUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, Santiago de Compostela E15782, Spain.
Mercedes González-PeteiroDepartamento de Enfermería, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain.
José Ramón González-JuanateyInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS. Travesía da Choupana s/n, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15706, Spain.
Ezequiel ÁlvarezDepartamento de Farmacología, Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, A Coruña, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is extensively used to fabricate biocompatible microfluidic systems due to its favorable properties for cell culture. Recently, ultraviolet-curable PDMS (UV-PDMS) has shown potential for enhancing manufacturing processes and final optical quality while retaining the benefits of traditional thermally cured PDMS. This study investigates the biocompatibility of UV-PDMS under static and flow conditions using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). UV-PDMS samples were treated with oxygen plasma and boiling deionized water to assess potential improvements in cell behavior compared with untreated samples. We evaluated HUVECs adhesion, growth, morphology, and viability in static cultures and microchannels fabricated with UV-PDMS to test their resistance to flow conditions. Our results confirmed the biocompatibility of UV-PDMS for HUVECs culture. Moreover, plasma-oxygen-treated UV-PDMS substrates exhibited superior cell growth and adhesion compared to untreated UV-PDMS. This enhancement enabled HUVECs to maintain their morphology and viability under flow conditions in UV-PDMS microchannels. Additionally, UV-PDMS demonstrated improved optical quality and more efficient handling and processing, characterized by shorter curing times and simplified procedures utilizing UV light compared to traditional PDMS.

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PMID39035966
PMCPMC11256083

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