Abstract
The development of an efficient bioartificial liver device requires maintaining hepatocytes in vivo-like conditions without substrate limitations. Hepatocytes, being highly metabolic, require adequate oxygenation to perform optimally. Describe is the efficacy of an internal membrane oxygenator (IMO) within a microchannel flat-plate bioreactor. The viability of rat hepatocytes cultured as a monolayer and the synthetic function of rat hepatocytes co-cultured with 3T3-J2 fibroblasts under perfusion conditions within the bioreactor are reported.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Annals of Biomedical Engineering |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2000 |
Event | 2000 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society - Washington, WA, USA Duration: Oct 12 2000 → Oct 14 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biomedical Engineering