Spatial trans-epithelial electrical resistance (S-TEER) integrated in organs-on-chips. 2021

Noa Renous, and Mark D Kiri, and Ronny A Barnea, and Rossana Rauti, and Yael Leichtmann-Bardoogo, and Ben M Maoz
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. bmaoz@tauex.tau.ac.il.

Transepithelial/transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) is a label-free assay that is commonly used to assess tissue barrier integrity. TEER measurement systems have been embedded in organ-on-a-chip devices to provide live readouts of barrier functionality. Yet, these systems commonly provide the impedance values which correspond to the highest level of permeability throughout the chip and cannot provide localized information on specific regions of interest. This work introduces a system that provides this essential information: a spatial-TEER (S-TEER) organ-on-a-chip platform, which incorporates moving (scanning) electrodes that can measure electrical resistance at any desired location along the chip. We demonstrate the system's capacity to obtain localized measurements of permeability in selected regions of a cell sample. We show how, in a layer with non-uniform levels of cell coverage, permeability is higher in areas with lower cell density-suggesting that the system can be used to monitor local cellular growth in vitro. To demonstrate the applicability of the chip in studies of barrier function, we characterize tissue response to TNF-α and to EGTA, agents known to harm tissue barrier integrity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010539 Permeability Property of membranes and other structures to permit passage of light, heat, gases, liquids, metabolites, and mineral ions. Permeabilities
D004566 Electrodes Electric conductors through which electric currents enter or leave a medium, whether it be an electrolytic solution, solid, molten mass, gas, or vacuum. Anode,Anode Materials,Cathode,Cathode Materials,Anode Material,Anodes,Cathode Material,Cathodes,Electrode,Material, Anode,Material, Cathode
D017097 Electric Impedance The resistance to the flow of either alternating or direct electrical current. Bioelectrical Impedance,Electric Resistance,Impedance,Ohmic Resistance,Biolectric Impedance,Electrical Impedance,Electrical Resistance,Impedance, Bioelectrical,Impedance, Biolectric,Impedance, Electric,Impedance, Electrical,Ohmic Resistances,Resistance, Electric,Resistance, Electrical,Resistance, Ohmic,Resistances, Ohmic
D056656 Lab-On-A-Chip Devices Microdevices that combine microfluidics technology with electrical and/or mechanical functions for analyzing very small fluid volumes. They consist of microchannels etched into substrates made of silicon, glass, or polymer using processes similar to photolithography. The test fluids in the channels can then interact with different elements such as electrodes, photodetectors, chemical sensors, pumps, and valves. Microchip Analytical Devices,Microfluidic Devices,Microfluidic Lab-On-A-Chip,Microfluidic Microchips,Nanochip Analytical Devices,Analytical Device, Microchip,Analytical Device, Nanochip,Analytical Devices, Microchip,Analytical Devices, Nanochip,Device, Lab-On-A-Chip,Device, Microchip Analytical,Device, Microfluidic,Device, Nanochip Analytical,Devices, Lab-On-A-Chip,Devices, Microchip Analytical,Devices, Microfluidic,Devices, Nanochip Analytical,Lab On A Chip Devices,Lab-On-A-Chip Device,Lab-On-A-Chip, Microfluidic,Lab-On-A-Chips, Microfluidic,Microchip Analytical Device,Microchip, Microfluidic,Microchips, Microfluidic,Microfluidic Device,Microfluidic Lab On A Chip,Microfluidic Lab-On-A-Chips,Microfluidic Microchip,Nanochip Analytical Device

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