Microfluidics‐based 3D cell culture models: Utility in novel drug discovery and delivery research

N Gupta, JR Liu, B Patel, DE Solomon… - Bioengineering & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of microfluidic devices within life sciences has furthered the possibilities
of both academic and industrial applications such as rapid genome sequencing, predictive …

Comprehensive evaluation of organotypic and microphysiological liver models for prediction of drug-induced liver injury

Y Zhou, JX Shen, VM Lauschke - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major concern for the pharmaceutical industry and
constitutes one of the most important reasons for the termination of promising drug …

3D bioprinting of hepatocytes: Core–shell structured co-cultures with fibroblasts for enhanced functionality

R Taymour, D Kilian, T Ahlfeld, M Gelinsky, A Lode - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
With the aim of understanding and recapitulating cellular interactions of hepatocytes in their
physiological microenvironment and to generate an artificial 3D in vitro model, a co-culture …

3D bioprinting of bicellular liver lobule-mimetic structures via microextrusion of cellulose nanocrystal-incorporated shear-thinning bioink

Y Wu, A Wenger, H Golzar, X Tang - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract 3D bioprinting of living cellular constructs with heterogeneity in cell types and extra
cellular matrices (ECMs) matching those of biological tissues remains challenging. Here, we …

Core–shell bioprinting of vascularized in vitro liver sinusoid models

R Taymour, NA Chicaiza-Cabezas, M Gelinsky… - …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In vitro liver models allow the investigation of the cell behavior in disease conditions or in
response to changes in the microenvironment. A major challenge in liver tissue engineering …

Comparison of conventional and advanced in vitro models in the toxicity testing of nanoparticles

E Fröhlich - Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Humans are exposed to a wide variety of nanoparticles (NPs) present in the environment, in
consumer, health and medical products, and in food. Conventional cytotoxicity testing …

Scaffold for liver tissue engineering: Exploring the potential of fibrin incorporated alginate dialdehyde–gelatin hydrogel

R Rajalekshmi, AK Shaji, R Joseph, A Bhatt - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Development of a tissue-engineered construct for hepatic regeneration remains
a challenging task due to the lack of an optimum environment that support the growth of …

[HTML][HTML] Complex intestinal and hepatic in vitro barrier models reveal information on uptake and impact of micro-, submicro-and nanoplastics

MB Paul, L Böhmert, IL Hsiao, A Braeuning… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic particles are found almost ubiquitously in the environment and can get ingested
orally by humans. We have used food-relevant microplastics (2 µm polylactic acid) …

A pumpless liver-on-a-chip for drug hepatotoxicity analysis

D Jiao, L Xie, W Xing - Analyst, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study presents the development and validation of an innovative microfluidic liver-on-a-
chip device utilizing gravity-driven perfusion for the evaluation of drug hepatotoxicity. This …

Current perspective: 3D spheroid models utilizing human-based cells for investigating metabolism-dependent drug-induced liver injury

CR Cox, S Lynch, C Goldring… - Frontiers in medical …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains a leading cause for the withdrawal of approved
drugs. This has significant financial implications for pharmaceutical companies, places …