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We present the differences in cell migration patterns of endothelial cells when they physically interact with cancer cells through a porous membrane barrier (1.2 µm pore size). Cells were dielectrophoretically trapped on opposite sides of an 11 µm thick
Elijah Petersen, Cordula Hirsch, John T. Elliott, Peter Wick, Harald Krug, Leonie Aengenheister, Ali Arif, Alessia Bogni, Agnieszka Kinsner-Ovaskainen, Sarah May, Tobias Walser, Matthias Roesslein
Elijah Petersen, Andrew Nguyen, Jeffrey Brown, John T. Elliott, Amy Clippinger, John Gordon, Nicole Kleinstreuer, Matthias Roesslein
The use of in vitro assays to inform decision-making requires robust and reproducible results across studies, laboratories, and time. Experiments using positive control materials are an integral component of an assay procedure to demonstrate the extent to
A broad range of in vitro test methods have been developed given their numerous potential advantages over in vivo tests. We describe here key resources and tools to increase the reliability and reproducibility of in vitro test methods.
Elijah Petersen, Monita Sharma, Amy Clippinger, John Gordon, Aaron Katz, Peter Laux, Lars Leibrock, Andreas Luch, Joanna Matheson, Andreas Stucki, Jutta Tentschert, Frank Bierkandt
In vitro inhalation toxicology methods are increasingly being used for research and regulatory purposes. While the opportunity for increased human relevance of in vitro inhalation methods compared to in vivo tests has been established and discussed, how to
Nathan Castro, Greta Babakhanova, Jerry Hu, Kyriacos Athanasiou
Traditional testing methods have helped to elucidate and correlate the structure-function relationship of natural tissues and have guided the development of promising tissue-engineered medical products. From a manufacturing standpoint, such assays have
Desu Chen, Joy Dunkers, Wolfgang Losert, Sumona Sarkar
Nanofiber scaffolds can induce osteogenic differentiation and cell morphology alterations of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) without introduction of chemical cues. In this study, we investigate the predictive power of day 1 cell morphology
Tracey Johnston, Erik Andersson, Russell D. Day, Thierry M. Work, Paul Anderson, Cheryl M. Woodley
Coral growth anomalies (GAs) are tumor-like protrusions that impact both the coral skeleton and softs tissues and are detrimental to coral health. These lesions are increasingly found throughout the tropics and are commonly associated with high human
Yoontae Kim, Eun-Jin Lee, Albert Davydov, Stanislav Frakhtbeyen, Jonathan Seppala, Laurence Chow, Tagaki Shozo, Stella Alimperti
Additive biomanufacturing has been adapted in a wide variety of biomedical and tissue engineering applications, including orthopedics. The ability to print biocompatible, patient-specific geometries with controlled porosity, mechanical strength has made
The move from reading to writing the human genome offers new opportunities to improve human health. The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) Consortium aims to accelerate the development of safer and more
Linhua Tian, Elzafir B. Elsheikh, Paul Patrone, Anthony Kearsley, adolfas Gaigalas, Sarah L. Inwood, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Dominic Esposito, Lili Wang
Quantitative and robust serology assays are critical measurements underpinning global COVID-19 response to diagnostic, surveillance, and vaccine development. Here, we report a proof-of-concept approach for the development of quantitative, multiplexed flow
Bin Shao, Jayan Rammohan, Daniel Anderson, Nina Alperovich, David J. Ross, Christopher Voigt
We have developed a method to simultaneously count plasmid DNA, RNA transcripts, and protein expression in single living bacteria. From these data, the activity of a promoter in units of RNAP/s can be inferred. This work facilitates the reporting of
Bryan A. Bartley, Jacob Beal, Jonathan R. Karr, Elizabeth Strychalski
Engineering an organism's entire genome enables large-scale changes in organization, function, and environmental interactions, with significant implications for industrial, medical, and environmental ap- plications broadly. Improvements to DNA synthesis
Edward Kwee, Alexander Peterson, Michael Halter, John Elliott
Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) provides an approach for monitoring the growth rate of individual cells by measuring the optical pathlength of visible light as it is passes through cells. A distinct advantage of QPI is that the measurements are, in
Nikita Podobedov, Matthew DiSalvo, Jason A. Hsu, Paul Patrone, Gregory A. Cooksey
Flow cytometers are indispensable for clinical studies, yet are hindered by inherent uncertainties. We have developed an optofluidic device capable of multiple measurements along a microfluidic channel, whereby many of the uncertainty components can be
Microfluidics are increasingly used to develop flow cytometers with novel functionalities. Although various approaches exist to control particle positioning within microfluidics, the magnitude and mechanisms of measurement uncertainties that arise from
Brian J. Nablo, Jungjoon Ahn, Kiran Bhadriraju, Jong M. Lee, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
Neutral red is a supravital stain that estimates the number of viable cells based on its accumulation and retention within lysosomes. The standard protocol relies on a destructive extraction process in order to spectrophotometrically quantify the amount of
Live cell imaging uniquely enables the measurement of dynamic events in single cells, but it has not been used often in the study of gene regulatory networks. Network components can be examined in relation to one another by quantitative live cell imaging
Bryant Nelson, Hao-Wei Wang, Samantha Maragh, Paul DeRose, Elzafir B. Elsheikh, Wyatt Vreeland, Ionita Ghiran, Jennifer Jones
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), and in particular exosomes, have the potential to revolutionize the development and efficient delivery of clinical therapeutics. In this Perspective, we focus on providing a brief introduction to the landscape of exosome-based
A measurand is defined as the quantity that one intends to measure. As tissue engineering research translates into medical products, companies must prepare regulatory filings that contain many different types of measurement data that are collected about
Juan C. Valdez-Lopez, Stephen T. Petr, Matthew P. Donohue, Robin J. Bailey, Meheret Gebreeziabher, Evan G. Cameron, Julia B. Wolf, Veronika Szalai, Phyllis R. Robinson
Melanopsin, an atypical vertebrate visual pigment, mediates non-image forming light responses including circadian photoentrainment and pupillary light reflexes, and contrast detection for image formation. Melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive
Carl Simon, Becky Robinson-Zeigler, Michael Yaszemski, Jayesh Doshi, Michael Francis, Sherif Soliman, Lexi Garcia
As the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) industry transitions from small-scale development of prototypes for research and design purposes to large-scale production for the clinic there is a need to ensure that products are properly
Carl Simon, Nicholas J. Schaub, Petru S. Manescu, Sarala Padi, Mylene Simon, Peter Bajcsy, Nathan A. Hotaling, Joe Chalfoun, Mohamed Ouladi, Qin Wan, Kapil Bharti, Ruchi Sharma
Progressive increases in the number of cell therapies in the preclinical and clinical phases has prompted the need for reliable and non-invasive assays to validate transplant function in clinical biomanufacturing. Here, we developed a robust
The CELL-FREE Workshop sought to identify and prioritize actionable steps towards more reproducible and comparable cell-free systems for practical applications in bioengineering and biomanufacturing.