Microfluidic organoids-on-a-chip: The future of human models

G Saorin, I Caligiuri, F Rizzolio - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfluidics opened the possibility to model the physiological environment by controlling
fluids flows, and therefore nutrients supply. It allows to integrate external stimuli such as …

Models for barrier understanding in health and disease in lab-on-a-chips

J Ponmozhi, S Dhinakaran, D Kocsis, K Iván… - Tissue …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The maintenance of body homeostasis relies heavily on physiological barriers. Dysfunction
of these barriers can lead to various pathological processes, including increased exposure …

Corneal epithelium models for safety assessment in drug development: Present and future directions

RK Abdalkader, T Fujita - Experimental Eye Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The human corneal epithelial barrier plays a crucial role in drug testing studies, including
drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME), as well as toxicity testing …

The development of biomimetic aligned skeletal muscles in a fully 3d printed microfluidic device

R Abdalkader, S Konishi, T Fujita - Biomimetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human skeletal muscles are characterized by a unique aligned microstructure of myotubes
which is important for their function as well as for their homeostasis. Thus, the recapitulation …

Modeling dry eye with an air–liquid interface in corneal epithelium-on-a-chip

R Kado Abdalkader, R Chaleckis, T Fujita, K Kamei - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a complex ocular condition characterized by an unstable tear
film and inadequate tear production, leading to tissue damage. Despite its common …

[HTML][HTML] Current microfluidic platforms for reverse engineering of cornea

Q Li, HL Wong, YL Ip, WY Chu, MS Li, C Saha… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract According to the World Health Organization, corneal blindness constitutes 5.1% of
global blindness population. Surgical outcomes have been improved significantly in the …

LM22B-10 promotes corneal nerve regeneration through in vitro 3D co-culture model and in vivo corneal injury model

Z Cui, K Liao, S Li, J Gu, Y Wang, C Ding, Y Guo… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Corneal nerve wounding often causes abnormalities in the cornea and even blindness in
severe cases. In this study, we construct a dorsal root ganglion-corneal stromal cell (DRG …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in Polymer Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Corneal Endothelium Tissue Engineering

KY Wu, M Belaiche, Y Wen, MY Choulakian, SD Tran - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Corneal endothelial dysfunction is a leading cause of vision loss globally, frequently
requiring corneal transplantation. However, the limited availability of donor tissues …

Lauric acid-grafted biopolymeric nanoparticles for efficient Melphalan delivery across the corneal layers for retinoblastoma: ex vivo and in vivo permeation study

M Mohseni, Y Shojaei, M Naseripour… - Advances in Natural …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Intravitreal injection of chemotherapy drugs for intraocular retinoblastoma, for the prevalent
pediatric malignancy treatment with the side effects of severe infection. This study tried to …

An efficient simplified method for the generation of corneal epithelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells

R Abdalkader, K Kamei - Human Cell, 2022 - Springer
Corneal epithelial cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are an important
cell source for preclinical models to test ophthalmic drugs. However, current differentiation …