A novel dual-flow bioreactor simulates increased fluorescein permeability in epithelial tissue barriers

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1175-1184

  Giusti, Serena ^a   Sbrana, Tommaso ^a   La Marca, Margherita ^a   Di Patria, Valentina ^a   Martinucci, Valentina ^a   Tirella, Annalisa ^b   Domenici, Claudio ^b   Ahluwalia, Arti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Caco 2 cells; Epithelial barriers; Fluorescein; In vitro model

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRUG DELIVERY; FLOW RATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

CACO-2 CELLS; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; EPITHELIAL BARRIER; EPITHELIAL TISSUE; FLUORESCEIN; IN-VITRO MODELS; INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM; MECHANICAL STIMULUS;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

FLUORESCEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; CACO 2 CELL LINE; COCULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PROCEDURES;

BIOREACTORS; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCEIN; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84906948674     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201400004     Document Type: Article

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