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Organic electronic transmembrane device for hosting and monitoring 3D cell cultures.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Pitsalidis, Charalampos  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-9865
van Niekerk, Douglas  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6449-7808
Moysidou, Chrysanthi-Maria  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9809-2764
Withers, Aimee 

Abstract

3D cell models have made strides in the past decades in response to failures of 2D cultures to translate targets during the drug discovery process. Here, we report on a novel multiwell plate bioelectronic platform, namely, the e-transmembrane, capable of supporting and monitoring complex 3D cell architectures. Scaffolds made of PEDOT:PSS [poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate] are microengineered to function as separating membranes for compartmentalized cell cultures, as well as electronic components for real-time in situ recordings of cell growth and function. Owing to the high surface area-to-volume ratio, the e-transmembrane allows generation of deep, stratified tissues within the porous bulk and cell polarization at the apico-basal domains. Impedance spectroscopy measurements carried out throughout the tissue growth identified signatures from different cellular systems and allowed extraction of critical functional parameters. This platform has the potential to become a universal tool for biologists for the next generation of high-throughput drug screening assays.

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Keywords

40 Engineering, 4003 Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Bioengineering

Journal Title

Sci Adv

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Journal ISSN

2375-2548
2375-2548

Volume Title

8

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Sponsorship
European Research Council (723951)
United States Air Force (FA86552017021)
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