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In this study, we propose the design and fabrication of a liver system on a chip. We first chose the most suitable three‐dimensional liver‐like model between cell spheroids and microtissue precursors, both based on the use of hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) to provide proof‐of‐concept data. Spheroids displayed high cell density but low expression of the typical hepatic biomarkers, whereas microtissue precursors showed stable viability and function over the entire culture time. The two liver‐like models were compared in terms of cell viability, function, metabolism, and the P‐glycoprotein 1 (P‐gp) transport‐protein expression with the microtissue precursors showing the best performance. Thus, we cultured them into a microfluidic biochip featured with three parallel channels shaped to mimic the hepatic sinusoids. To assess the detoxification potential of the microtissue‐loaded biochip we challenged it with a …
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Publication date: 
1 May 2019
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Brunella Corrado, Vincenza De Gregorio, Giorgia Imparato, Chiara Attanasio, Francesco Urciuolo, Paolo A Netti

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Volume: 116 Issue: 5 Pages: 1152-1163
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Biotechnology and bioengineering