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SUBMITTER: Grisanti G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229805 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grisanti Giulia G Caprini Davide D Sinibaldi Giorgia G Scognamiglio Chiara C Silvani Giulia G Peruzzi Giovanna G Casciola Carlo Massimo CM
Micromachines 20210603 6
An endothelial-lined blood vessel model is obtained in a PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) microfluidic system, where vascular endothelial cells are grown under physiological shear stress, allowing -like maturation. This experimental model is employed for enhanced drug delivery studies, aimed at characterising the increase in endothelial permeability upon microbubble-enhanced ultrasound-induced (USMB) cavitation. We developed a multi-step protocol to couple the optical and the acoustic set-ups, thanks ...[more]