Buchroithner, Boris and Mayr, Sandra and Hauser, Fabian and Priglinger, Eleni and Stangl, Herbert and Santa-Maria, Ana Raquel and Deli, Mária A. and Dér, András (2021) Dual Channel Microfluidics for Mimicking the Blood-Brain Barrier. ACS NANO, 15 (2). pp. 2984-2993. ISSN 1936-0851 (print); 1936-086X (online)
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Abstract
High-resolution imaging is essential for analysis of the steps and way stations of cargo transport in in vitro models of the endothelium. In this study, we demonstrate a microfluidic system consisting of two channels horizontally separated by a cell-growth-promoting membrane. Its design allows for high-resolution (down to single-molecule level) imaging using a high numerical aperture objective with a short working distance. To reduce optical aberrations and enable single-molecule-sensitive imaging, an observation window was constructed in the membrane via laser cutting with subsequent structuring using 3D multiphoton lithography for improved cell growth. The upper channel was loaded with endothelial cells under flow conditions, which showed polarization and junction formation. A coculture of human vascular endothelial cells with pericytes was developed that mimics the blood−brain barrier. Finally, this dual channel microfluidics system enabled 3D localization microscopy of the cytoskeleton and 3D single-molecule-sensitive tracing of lipoprotein particles.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | R Medicine / orvostudomány > R1 Medicine (General) / orvostudomány általában > R850-854 Experimental medicine / kisérleti orvostudomány |
SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2022 07:10 |
Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2023 11:14 |
URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/137177 |
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