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Flat and microstructured polymeric membranes in organs-on-chips

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Pasman, Thijs, Grijpma, Dirk, Stamatialis, Dimitrios, Poot, Andreas·2018·Journal of The Royal Society Interface

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In recent years, organs-on-chips (OOCs) have been developed to meet the desire for more realistic in vitro cell culture models. These systems introduce microfluidics, mechanical stretch and other physiological stimuli to in vitro models, thereby significantly enhancing their descriptive power. In most OOCs, porous polymeric membranes are used as substrates for cell culture. The polymeric material, morphology and shape of these membranes are often suboptimal, despite their importance for achieving ideal cell functionality such as cell–cell interaction and differentiation. The currently used membranes are flat and thus do not account for the shape and surface morphology of a tissue. Moreover, the polymers used for fabrication of these membranes often lack relevant characteristics, such as mechanical properties matching the tissue to be developed and/or cytocompatibility. Recently, innovative techniques have been reported for fabrication of porous membranes with suitable porosity, shape and surface morphology matching the requirements of OOCs. In this paper, we review the state of the art for developing these membranes and discuss their application in OOCs.

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Authors
Pasman, T., Grijpma, D., Stamatialis, D., & Poot, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Twente (NL)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author
  • Pasman, Thijs
  • Poot, Andreas
Venue
Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Published
2018-07
Volume
15
Issue
144
Pages
20180351
ISSN
  • 1742-5662 (ISSN-L)
  • 1742-5689
OpenAlex
W2883572080
Cited by
98
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3
FWCI
0.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of The Royal Society Interface (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Twente Research Information (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Dutch Lung Foundation (Project 6.1.14.010)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
Keywords
organ-on-a-chip, porous polymeric membranes, membrane fabrication, membrane porosity, surface morphology, mechanical stretch, microfluidics, in vitro tissue models, cytocompatibility, cell culture substrates
MeSH terms
Animals, Artificial Organs, Humans, Membranes, Artificial, Porosity, Cell Culture Techniques, Microfluidics, Lab-On-A-Chip Devices

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