Advanced in vitro lung-on-chip platforms for inhalation assays: From prospect to pipeline

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Arbel Artzy-Schnirman, Nina Hobi, Nicole Schneider-Daum, Olivier T. Guenat, Claus-Michael Lehr & Josué Sznitman Abstract With rapid advances in micro-fabrication processes and the availability of biologically-relevant lung cells, the development of lung-on-chip platforms is offering novel avenues for more realistic inhalation assays in pharmaceutical research, and thereby an opportunity

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Nanoparticle exposure on a breathing alveolus‐on‐chip

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery Yara‐Maria Proust, Andreas Stucki, Nicole Schneider‐Daum, Claus‐Michael Lehr, Tobias Krebs, Olivier Guenat, Janick Stucki & Nina Hobi Abstract The pulmonary alveolar barrier is one of the largest surfaces of the human body and constantly exposed to aerosols. Yet, the available in vitro systems do poorly represent the

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Impaired wound healing of alveolar lung epithelial cells in a breathing lung-on-a-chip

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine  Marcel Felder, Bettina Trueeb, Andreas O. Stucki, Sarah Borcard, Janick D. Stucki, Bruno Schnyder, Thomas Geiser & and Olivier T. Guenat Abstract The lung alveolar region experiences remodeling during several acute and chronic lung diseases, as for instance idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fatal disease,

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Tumor initiation capacity and therapy resistance are differential features of EMT-related subpopulations in the NSCLC cell line A549

Neoplasia Colin C. TiĂšche, Yanyun Gao, Elias D. BĂŒhrer, Nina Hobi, Sabina A. Berezowska, Kurt Wyler, LaurĂšne Froment, Stefan Weis, Ren-Wang Peng, RĂ©my Bruggmann, Primo SchĂ€r, Michael A. Amrein, Sean R. R. Hal, Patrick Dorn, Gregor Kocher, Carsten Riether, Adrian Ochsenbein, Ralph A. Schmid & Thomas M. Marti Abstract Cell lines are essential tools to

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Human microvasculature-on-a chip: anti-neovasculogenic effect of nintedanib in vitro

Angiogenesis Soheila Zeinali, Colette A Bichsel, Nina Hobi, Manuela Funke, Thomas M Marti, Ralph A Schmid, Olivier T Guenat, Thomas Geiser Abstract Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by a progressive scarring and stiffening of the peripheral lung tissue that decreases lung function. Over the course of the disease, the lung microvasculature undergoes extensive remodeling. There

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Lung-on-a-Chip: The interplay of primary human epithelial and endothelial cells improves the alveolar barrier function

Toxicology Letters Andreas O. Stucki, Giulia Raggi, Serena Sigrist, Pauline Zamprogno, Nicole Schneider-Daum, Claus Michael-Lehr, Hanno Huwer, Janick D. Stucki, Nina Hobi & Olivier T. Guenat Abstract Introduction: The pulmonary alveolar barrier is one of the largest entry ports for xenobiotics into the body and consists of a thin barrier of epithelial and endothelial cells.

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Medium throughput breathing human primary cell alveolus-on-chip model

Scientific Reports Janick D. Stucki, Nina Hobi, Artur Galimov, Andreas O. Stucki, Nicole Schneider-Daum, Claus-Michael Lehr, Hanno Huwer, Manfred Frick, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Thomas Geiser & Olivier T. Guenat Abstract Organs-on-chips have the potential to improve drug development efficiency and decrease the need for animal testing. For the successful integration of these devices in research and

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Incorporating mechanical strain in organs-on-a-chip: Lung and skin

Biomicrofluidics Olivier T. Guenat & François Berthiaume Abstract In the last decade, the advent of microfabrication and microfluidics and an increased interest in cellular mechanobiology have triggered the development of novel microfluidic-based platforms. They aim to incorporate the mechanical strain environment that acts upon tissues and in-vivo barriers of the human body. This article reviews

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