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A microphysiological system for studying barrier health of live tissues in real time

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dc.contributor.authorWay, Ryan, author
dc.contributor.authorChen, Thomas W., advisor
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Jesse, committee member
dc.contributor.authorChicco, Adam, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T10:31:54Z
dc.date.available2025-05-20
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractEpithelial cells create barriers that protect many different components in the body from their external environment. The gut in particular carries bacteria and other infectious agents. A healthy gut epithelial barrier prevents unwanted substances from accessing the underlying lamina propria while maintaining the ability to digest and absorb nutrients. Increased gut barrier permeability, better known as leaky gut, has been linked to several chronic inflammatory diseases. Yet understanding the cause of leaky gut and developing effective interventions are still elusive due to the lack of tools to maintain tissue's physiological environment while elucidating cellular functions under various stimuli ex vivo. This thesis presents a microphysiological system capable of recording real-time barrier permeability of mouse gut tissues in a realistic physiological environment over extended durations. Key components of the microphysiological system include a microfluidic chamber designed to hold the live tissue explant and create a sufficient microphysiological environment to maintain tissue viability; proper media composition that preserves a microbiome and creates necessary oxygen gradients across the barrier; integrated sensor electrodes and supporting electronics for acquiring and calculating transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER); and a scalable system architecture to allow multiple chambers running in parallel for increased throughput. The experimental results demonstrate that the system can maintain tissue viability for up to 72 hours. The results also show that the custom-built and integrated TEER sensors are sufficiently sensitive to distinguish differing levels of barrier permeability when treated with collagenase and low pH media compared to control. Permeability variations in tissue explants from different positions in the intestinal tract were also investigated using TEER revealing their disparities in permeability. Finally, the results also quantitatively determine the effect of the muscle layer on total epithelial resistance.
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dc.identifierWay_colostate_0053N_18243.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238383
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectbiosensors
dc.subjectmicrobiome
dc.subjecttransepithelial electrical resistance
dc.subjectelectrical engineering
dc.subjectbiomedical engineering
dc.subjecttissue physiology
dc.titleA microphysiological system for studying barrier health of live tissues in real time
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thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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