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From 3D cell culture to organs-on-chips

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Huh, Dongeun, Hamilton, Geraldine A., Ingber, Donald E.·2011·Trends in Cell Biology

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3D cell-culture models have recently garnered great attention because they often promote levels of cell differentiation and tissue organization not possible in conventional 2D culture systems. We review new advances in 3D culture that leverage microfabrication technologies from the microchip industry and microfluidics approaches to create cell-culture microenvironments that both support tissue differentiation and recapitulate the tissue-tissue interfaces, spatiotemporal chemical gradients, and mechanical microenvironments of living organs. These 'organs-on-chips' permit the study of human physiology in an organ-specific context, enable development of novel in vitro disease models, and could potentially serve as replacements for animals used in drug development and toxin testing.

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Authors
Huh, D., Hamilton, G. A., & Ingber, D. E.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Ingber, Donald E.
Venue
Trends in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-12
Volume
21
Issue
12
Pages
745-754
ISSN
0962-8924 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1979665070
Cited by
1,834
References
84
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Harvard University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Hansjörg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01-ES65, R01ES016665)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Keywords
3D cell culture, organ-on-a-chip, microfluidics, microfabrication, histogenesis, chemical gradients, mechanical microenvironment, in vitro disease model, alternatives to animal testing, drug development, toxicity testing
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Membranes, Artificial, Models, Biological, Cell Culture Techniques, Biomimetic Materials, Microfluidics

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