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  • Title: Engineering micropatterned surfaces for the coculture of hepatocytes and Kupffer cells.
    Author: Zinchenko YS, Coger RN.
    Journal: J Biomed Mater Res A; 2005 Oct 01; 75(1):242-8. PubMed ID: 16052491.
    Abstract:
    Bioartificial liver (BAL) devices are used for applications ranging from pharmaceutical testing to temporary liver replacement. The capabilities of these devices can be improved by optimizing the range of hepatocyte functions that the BAL is able to perform. One means of achieving this is to design the BAL such that it establishes communication between hepatocytes and nonparenchymal cells. To understand how these heterotypic interactions can be favorably utilized in BAL design, it is first necessary to establish a culture environment that permits the controlled interactions of multiple cell types. This is the goal of the current study, which focuses on micropatterned cocultures of hepatocytes with Kupffer cells. The micropatterning technique relies on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane to achieve various two-dimensional configurations of the ECM prior to seeding the cell populations. The easy and inexpensive method of making the PDMS membranes differs from that reported in the literature and is detailed in the current study. To demonstrate the success of the method, surface characterization of the resultant micropatterns, as well as morphological and functional results are also presented.
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