A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system
Culturing cells at the air–liquid interface (ALI) is essential for creating functional in vitro models of lung tissues. We present the use of direct-patterned laser-treated hydrophobic paper as an effective semi-permeable membrane, ideal for ALI cell culture. The surface properties of the paper are...
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2016
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| author | Rahimi, Rahim Htwe, Su Su Ochoa, Manuel Donaldson, Amy Zieger, Michael Sood, Rajiv Tamayol, Ali Khademhosseini, Ali Ghaemmaghami, Amir M. Ziaie, Babak |
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| description | Culturing cells at the air–liquid interface (ALI) is essential for creating functional in vitro models of lung tissues. We present the use of direct-patterned laser-treated hydrophobic paper as an effective semi-permeable membrane, ideal for ALI cell culture. The surface properties of the paper are modified through a selective CO2 laser-assisted treatment to create a unique porous substrate with hydrophilic regions that regulate fluid diffusion and cell attachment. To select the appropriate model, four promising hydrophobic films were compared with each other in terms of gas permeability and long-term strength in an aqueous environment (wet-strength). Among the investigated substrates, parchment paper showed the fastest rate of oxygen permeability (3 times more than conventional transwell cell culture membranes), with the least variation in its dry and wet tensile strengths (124 MPa and 58 MPa, remaining unchanged after 7 days of submersion in PBS).The final paper-based platform provides an ideal, robust, and inexpensive device for generating monolayers of lung epithelial cells on-chip in a high-throughput fashion for disease modelling and in vitro drug testing. |
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| spelling | nottingham-376372020-05-04T18:09:31Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37637/ A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system Rahimi, Rahim Htwe, Su Su Ochoa, Manuel Donaldson, Amy Zieger, Michael Sood, Rajiv Tamayol, Ali Khademhosseini, Ali Ghaemmaghami, Amir M. Ziaie, Babak Culturing cells at the air–liquid interface (ALI) is essential for creating functional in vitro models of lung tissues. We present the use of direct-patterned laser-treated hydrophobic paper as an effective semi-permeable membrane, ideal for ALI cell culture. The surface properties of the paper are modified through a selective CO2 laser-assisted treatment to create a unique porous substrate with hydrophilic regions that regulate fluid diffusion and cell attachment. To select the appropriate model, four promising hydrophobic films were compared with each other in terms of gas permeability and long-term strength in an aqueous environment (wet-strength). Among the investigated substrates, parchment paper showed the fastest rate of oxygen permeability (3 times more than conventional transwell cell culture membranes), with the least variation in its dry and wet tensile strengths (124 MPa and 58 MPa, remaining unchanged after 7 days of submersion in PBS).The final paper-based platform provides an ideal, robust, and inexpensive device for generating monolayers of lung epithelial cells on-chip in a high-throughput fashion for disease modelling and in vitro drug testing. Royal Society of Chemistry 2016-09-27 Article PeerReviewed Rahimi, Rahim, Htwe, Su Su, Ochoa, Manuel, Donaldson, Amy, Zieger, Michael, Sood, Rajiv, Tamayol, Ali, Khademhosseini, Ali, Ghaemmaghami, Amir M. and Ziaie, Babak (2016) A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system. Lab on a Chip, 16 (22). pp. 4319-4325. ISSN 1473-0189 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6LC00866F doi:10.1039/C6LC00866F doi:10.1039/C6LC00866F |
| spellingShingle | Rahimi, Rahim Htwe, Su Su Ochoa, Manuel Donaldson, Amy Zieger, Michael Sood, Rajiv Tamayol, Ali Khademhosseini, Ali Ghaemmaghami, Amir M. Ziaie, Babak A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| title | A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| title_full | A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| title_fullStr | A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| title_full_unstemmed | A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| title_short | A paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| title_sort | paper-based in vitro model for on-chip investigation of the human respiratory system |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37637/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37637/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37637/ |