Addressing a vascular endothelium array with blood components using underlying microfluidic channels

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作者
Genes, Luiza I. [1 ]
Tolan, Nicole V.
Hulvey, Matthew K.
Martin, R. Scott
Spence, Dana M.
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Chem, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[2] St Louis Univ, Dept Chem, St Louis, MO 63103 USA
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10.1039/b712619k
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Here, we show that an array of endothelial cells, addressable by an underlying microfluidic network of channels containing red blood cells, can be employed as an in vitro model of in vivo circulation to monitor cellular communication between different cell types in the drug discovery process.
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页码:1256 / 1259
页数:4
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