Three-dimensional tissue model in direct contact with an on-chip vascular bed enabled by removable membranes
Yoshikazu Kameda, Surachada Chuaychob, Miwa Tanaka, Yang Liu, Ryu Okada, Kazuya Fujimoto, Takuro Nakamura, Ryuji Yokokawa
Abstract
We proposed a microfluidic device integrated with removable membranes for culturing a 3D tissue—a spheroid—directly on an ‘on-chip vascular bed’.
Topics & Concepts
Vascular tissueMembraneTissue fluidBiomedical engineeringMicrochannelTissue cultureTissue engineeringVascular networkCell biologyChemistryBiophysicsAnatomyBiologyIn vitroMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBiochemistryMedicineBotany3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine