Abstract
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by polymerization of sickle hemoglobin and resultant hemolytic anemia, painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), and multiorgan damage. To better investigate underlying mechanisms of SCD morbidity and mortality, an in vitro microfluidic model of SCD has been developed with both a bloodperfusable endothelialized microvasculature and a means of tuning oxygen to induce red blood cell (RBC) sickling in real-time. The microfluidic model presented here will serve as a comprehensive, physiologically relevant model of SCD to study underlying disease mechanisms and may also offer potential to investigate therapeutic effect of emerging drugs and blood transfusions in future studies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences |
Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
Pages | 201-202 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781733419031 |
State | Published - 2021 |
Event | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021 - Palm Springs, Virtual, United States Duration: Oct 10 2021 → Oct 14 2021 |
Publication series
Name | MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences |
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Conference
Conference | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Palm Springs, Virtual |
Period | 10/10/21 → 10/14/21 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding was provided by the NIH under R01 HL140589. Portions of this work were conducted at the Minnesota Nano Center, which is supported by NSF through the NNCI network under ECCS-1542202. We would also like to thank collaborators Yumiko Sakurai and Dr. Melissa Kemp for their valuable input.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Endothelialized Microfluidics
- Hypoxia
- Immunofluorescence
- Sickle Cell Disease