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Ju Y, Li H, Li J, Gu N, Yang F. Dual-parameter cell biosensor for real-time monitoring of effects of propionic acid on neurons. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 229:115227. [PMID: 36940662 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Currently, only a few small devices are capable of continuously recording the physiological states of neurons in real time. Micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) are widely used as electrophysiological technology to detect the excitability of neurons non-invasively. However, the development of miniaturized and multi-parameter MEAs capable of real-time recording remains challenging. In this study, an on-chip micro-electrode and platinum resistor array (MEPRA) biosensor was designed and fabricated to monitor both the electrical and temperature signals of cells synchronously in real time. Such on-chip sensor maintains high sensitivity and stability. The MEPRA biosensor was further used to investigate the effects of propionic acid (PA) on primary neurons. The results demonstrate that PA affects the temperature and firing frequency of primary cortical neurons in concentration-dependent manners. The changes of temperature and firing frequency work in tandem with neuronal physiological status, including neuron viability, intracellular calcium concentration, neural plasticity, and mitochondrial function. This highly biocompatible, stable, and sensitive MEPRA biosensor may provide high-precision reference information for investigating the physiological responses of neuron cells under various conditions.
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- Yongxu Ju
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China.
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Zarrintaj P, Saeb MR, Stadler FJ, Yazdi MK, Nezhad MN, Mohebbi S, Seidi F, Ganjali MR, Mozafari M. Human Organs-on-Chips: A Review of the State-of-the-Art, Current Prospects, and Future Challenges. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2021; 6:e2000526. [PMID: 34837667 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202000526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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New emerging technologies, remarkably miniaturized 3D organ models and microfluidics, enable simulation of the real in vitro microenvironment ex vivo more closely. There are many fascinating features of innovative organ-on-a-chip (OOC) technology, including the possibility of integrating semipermeable and/or stretchable membranes, creating continuous perfusion of fluids into microchannels and chambers (while maintaining laminar flow regime), embedding microdevices like microsensors, microstimulators, micro heaters, or different cell lines, along with other 3D cell culture technologies. OOC systems are designed to imitate the structure and function of human organs, ranging from breathing lungs to beating hearts. This technology is expected to be able to revolutionize cell biology studies, personalized precision medicine, drug development process, and cancer diagnosis/treatment. OOC systems can significantly reduce the cost associated with tedious drug development processes and the risk of adverse drug reactions in the body, which makes drug screening more effective. The review mainly focus on presenting an overview of the several previously developed OOC systems accompanied by subjects relevant to pharmacy-, cancer-, and placenta-on-a-chip. The challenging issues and opportunities related to these systems are discussed, along with a future perspective for this technology.
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- Payam Zarrintaj
- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1417466191, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, 57166-419, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tabriz University, Tabriz, 51335-1996, Iran
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- Joint International Research Lab of Lignocellulosic Functional Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1417466191, Iran.,Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14395-1179, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1449614535, Iran
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Katayama Y, Fujioka Y, Tsukada K. Development of a Patch-Type Flexible Oxygen Partial Pressure Sensor. IEEE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL ENGINEERING IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE-JTEHM 2020; 8:1400607. [PMID: 32637263 PMCID: PMC7333882 DOI: 10.1109/jtehm.2020.3005477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Oxygen concentration in living organisms is one of the important vital indicators in emergency care and bedside medical settings. However, the oximetry method has limitations: the measurement site is limited to the tissue containing blood and the absolute value of oxygen concentration cannot be measured. To overcome these limitations, in this work, we develop a new oxygen sensor that can directly measure the oxygen particle pressure (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- Yuta Katayama
- Graduate School of Fundamental Science and TechnologyKeio UniversityYokohama223-8522Japan
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- Graduate School of Fundamental Science and TechnologyKeio UniversityYokohama223-8522Japan
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- Graduate School of Fundamental Science and TechnologyKeio UniversityYokohama223-8522Japan.,Department of Applied Physics and Physico-InformaticsKeio UniversityYokohama223-8522Japan
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Santbergen MJ, van der Zande M, Bouwmeester H, Nielen MW. Online and in situ analysis of organs-on-a-chip. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wysotzki P, Gimsa J. Surface Coatings Modulate the Differences in the Adhesion Forces of Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells as Detected by Single Cell Force Microscopy. Int J Biomater 2019; 2019:7024259. [PMID: 31057623 PMCID: PMC6463582 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7024259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Single cell force microscopy was used to investigate the maximum detachment force (MDF) of primary neuronal mouse cells (PNCs), osteoblastic cells (MC3T3), and prokaryotic cells (Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis) from different surfaces after contact times of 1 to 5 seconds. Positively charged silicon nitride surfaces were coated with positively charged polyethyleneimine (PEI) or poly-D-lysine. Laminin was used as the second coating. PEI induced MDFs of the order of 5 to 20 nN, slightly higher than silicon nitride did. Lower MDFs (1 to 5 nN) were detected on PEI/laminin with the lowest on PDL/laminin. To abstract from the individual cell properties, such as size, and to obtain cell type-specific MDFs, the MDFs of each cell on the different coatings were normalized to the silicon nitride reference for the longest contact time. The differences in MDF between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells were generally of similar dimensions, except on PDL/laminin, which discriminated against the prokaryotic cells. We explain the lower MDFs on laminin by the spatial prevention of the electrostatic cell adhesion to the underlying polymers. However, PEI can form long flexible loops protruding from the surface-bound layer that may span the laminin layer and easily bind to cellular surfaces and the small prokaryotic cells. This was reflected in increased MDFs after two-second contact times on silicon nitride, whereas the two-second values were already observed after one second on PEI or PEI/laminin. We assume that the electrostatic charge interaction with the PEI loops is more important for the initial adhesion of the smaller prokaryotic cells than for eukaryotic cells.
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- Philipp Wysotzki
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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Stubbe M, Gimsa J. Furthering the state of knowledge on the electric properties of hemi-ellipsoidal single cells and cell patches on electrodes. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 105:166-172. [PMID: 29412941 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The impedance of electrodes with adherent biological cells correlates with cell viability and proliferation. To model this correlation, we exploited the idea that the introduction of a highly conductive layer into the equatorial equipotential slice of a system with an oriented, freely suspended, single ellipsoidal cell may split the system into mirror-symmetrical halves without changing the field distribution. Each half possesses half of the system's impedance and contains a hemiellipsoidal cell attached to the conductive layer, which can be considered a bottom electrode. For a hemiellipsoidal adherent cell model (ACM) with standard electrical properties for the external and cellular media, the assumption of a bottom membrane and a subcellular cleft in the 100 nm range, as found in adherent cells, changed the potential distribution over a one-% range up to frequencies of 1 MHz. For simplicity, potential distributions for slices of spheroidal objects can be numerically calculated in 2D. The 2D distributions can be converted into three dimensions using simplified equations for the influential radii of spheroids. After the ACM approach was expanded to adherent cell patch models (APMs), the feasibility of our model modifications was tested using two criteria: the constancy of the equipotential plane touching the poles of ACMs or APMs and a comparison of the impedance, which could be numerically calculated from the overall current between the bottom electrode and a plane-parallel counter-electrode, with the impedance of the suspension obtained from Maxwell-Wagner's mixing equation applied to hemiellipsoidal cells.
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- Marco Stubbe
- University of Rostock, Department of Biophysics, Gertrudenstr. 11a, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Department of Biophysics, Gertrudenstr. 11a, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
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Kubon M, Hartmann H, Moschallski M, Burkhardt C, Link G, Werner S, Lavalle P, Urban G, Vrana NE, Stelzle M. Multimodal Chemosensor-Based, Real-Time Biomaterial/Cell Interface Monitoring. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201700236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Massimo Kubon
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale; INSERM Unité 1121, 11 rue Humann 67085 Strasbourg Cedex France
- Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg; Fédération de Recherche Matériaux et Nanosciences Grand Est (FRMNGE); Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire; Université de Strasbourg; 67000 Strasbourg France
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- IMTEK - Institute for Microsystems Engineering; University of Freiburg; Georges-Köhler-Allee 103/EG D-79110 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale; INSERM Unité 1121, 11 rue Humann 67085 Strasbourg Cedex France
- Protip Medical; 8 Place de l'Hopital, 67000 Strasbourg France
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen; Markwiesenstrasse 55 D-72770 Reutlingen Germany
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