Pumpless platform for high-throughput dynamic multicellular culture and chemosensitivity evaluation

Lab Chip. 2019 Jan 15;19(2):254-261. doi: 10.1039/c8lc00872h.

Abstract

We report here a novel pumpless, 96-well plate-based platform for high-throughput dynamic multicellular culture and chemosensitivity evaluation. A gravity-driven flow strategy was developed to generate and sustain the flow rate of culture medium within 10% in the platform's 20 culture chambers. The ability of the platform to generate and sustain the medium flow was demonstrated by computational simulation, flow visualization, and ascertaining the previously known effect of flow-induced shear stress on the stimulated osteogenic differentiation of osteoblasts. The high-throughput utility of the platform was demonstrated by in situ cell staining and high content screening of chemosensitivity assays of multiple myeloma and osteoblast co-cultures. Endpoint characterization and data analyses for all 20 culture chambers required less than 1 hour.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Coculture Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays / instrumentation*
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays / methods
  • Humans
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Osteoblasts / cytology
  • Osteoblasts / drug effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents