Multiplexed fluidic circuit board for controlled perfusion of 3D blood vessels-on-a-chip

Mees N.S. de Graaf, Aisen Vivas, Dhanesh G. Kasi, Francijna E. van den Hil, Albert van den Berg, Andries D. van der Meer, Christine L. Mummery, Valeria V. Orlova*

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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) blood vessels-on-a-chip (VoC) models integrate the biological complexity of vessel walls with dynamic microenvironmental cues, such as wall shear stress (WSS) and circumferential strain (CS). However, these parameters are difficult to control and are often poorly reproducible due to the high intrinsic diameter variation of individual 3D-VoCs. As a result, the throughput of current 3D systems is one-channel-at-a-time. Here, we developed a fluidic circuit board (FCB) for simultaneous perfusion of up to twelve 3D-VoCs using a single set of control parameters. By designing the internal hydraulic resistances in the FCB appropriately, it was possible to provide a pre-set WSS to all connected 3D-VoCs, despite significant variation in lumen diameters. Using this FCB, we found that variation of CS or WSS induce morphological changes to human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived endothelial cells (ECs) and conclude that control of these parameters using a FCB is necessary to study 3D-VOCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-181
Number of pages14
JournalLab on a chip
Volume23
Issue number1
Early online date9 Dec 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2023

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