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The effects of thymus plant extracts on single breast cancer cell morphology in the microfluidic channel
, Article 2018 IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, IECBES 2018, 3 December 2018 through 6 December 2018 ; 2019 , Pages 647-651 ; 9781538624715 (ISBN) ; Mansor, M. A ; Alsadat Rad, M ; Soo-Beng Khoo, A ; Ahmad, M ; Marzuki, M ; Physiological Measurement; Sarawak Convention Bureau ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2019
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Microfluidics based systems could be useful for drug discovery as they allow for miniaturization and could potentially be run as multiple parallel cell based assays. Such miniaturization allows assays at single cell level and reduces the amount of test material needed, which, in the case of natural product extracts, simplifies the preparation. Thyme species extracts have been reported to show some promising anti-cancer effects. In the present work, we used a microfluidics based system to study the effects of Thymus kotschyanusm Boiss plant extract on two human breast cancer cells lines which are MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7. For better understanding a single cancer cell death mechanism and a flow...
Design and simulation of an integrated centrifugal microfluidic device for CTCs separation and cell lysis
, Article Micromachines ; Volume 11, Issue 7 , July , 2020 ; Shamloo, A ; Akbari, J ; Tebon, P ; Dokmeci, M. R ; Ahadian, S ; Sharif University of Technology
MDPI AG
2020
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Separation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood samples and subsequent DNA extraction from these cells play a crucial role in cancer research and drug discovery. Microfluidics is a versatile technology that has been applied to create niche solutions to biomedical applications, such as cell separation and mixing, droplet generation, bioprinting, and organs on a chip. Centrifugal microfluidic biochips created on compact disks show great potential in processing biological samples for point of care diagnostics. This study investigates the design and numerical simulation of an integrated microfluidic device, including a cell separation unit for isolating CTCs from a blood sample and a...
Fluidic barriers in droplet-based centrifugal microfluidics: Generation of multiple emulsions and microspheres
, Article Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical ; Volume 311 , May , 2020 ; Madou, M. J ; Dorri Nokoorani, Y ; Shamloo, A ; Martinez Chapa, S. O ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B. V
2020
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Droplet generation is very important in biochemical processes such as cell encapsulation, digital PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), and drug delivery. In the present paper, a density-based method called “fluidic barrier” is introduced to produce multiple emulsions on a centrifugal microfluidic platform or Lab-on-a-CD (LOCD). We show that the density and the viscosity of the fluids involved are important parameters for predicting the characteristics of the droplets generated with this method. Moreover, we broadened this concept by using the fluidic barriers to separate reactive chemicals. As a proof of concept, alginate and CaCl2 solutions are separated by an oil barrier to control the...
Production of uniform size cell-enclosing silk derivative vehicles through coaxial microfluidic device and horseradish crosslinking reaction
, Article European Polymer Journal ; Volume 172 , 2022 ; 00143057 (ISSN) ; Hosseini, M ; Varaa, N ; Mahmoodi, N ; Goodarzi, A ; Taghdiri Nooshabadi, V ; Hassanzadeh, S ; Arabpour, Z ; Khanmohammadi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2022
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Silk fibroin (SF) as a natural biopolymer holds great potential in biomedical research because of its biocompatibility, easy processability and high strength properties. However, slow gelation time has narrowed its applications, specifically in cell-laden microparticle production due to insufficient crosslinkable moieties. This study aimed to develop cell-laden silk fibroin-phenol (SF-Ph) microparticle through co-flow microfluidic system using SF conjugated Ph moieties whereas covalent crosslinking is mediated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). For this, the SF-Ph was synthesized through carbodiimide condensation crosslinking reaction. Aqueous...
Emerging bioengineering strategies for regulating stem cell fate: Scaffold physical and biochemical cues
, Article Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Challenges ; 2022 , Pages 125-156 ; 9780128240649 (ISBN) ; Mashayekhan, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2022
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Stem cell therapy has been introduced as an emerging approach for injured tissue regeneration. This chapter addresses developing regenerative medicine techniques for controlling stem cell behavior. Recent studies have been reviewed and novel approaches have been divided into four main categories: 3D bioprinting, lithography, microfluidics, and electrospinning. Moreover, the impact of applied biophysical and/or biochemical cues to the designed scaffold on controlling stem cell activity has been discussed. The potential of using stem cells for various soft and hard tissue regenerations has been explored in different bioengineered scaffolds and the applied techniques for controlling stem cell...
Novel microfluidic graphene oxide–protein amperometric biosensor for detecting sulfur compounds
, Article Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry ; Volume 66, Issue 3 , 2019 , Pages 353-360 ; 08854513 (ISSN) ; Abdi, K ; Javadi, S ; Shehneh, M. Z ; Yazdian, F ; Omidi, M ; Rashedi, H ; Haghiralsadat, B. F ; Asayeshnaeini, O ; Sharif University of Technology
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2019
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Sulfur compounds are essential for many industries and organisms; however, they cause serious respiratory problems in human beings. Therefore, determination of sulfur concentration is of paramount importance. The research approach in the field of detecting contaminants has led to smaller systems that provide faster and more effective ways for diagnosis purposes. In this study, a novel portable amperometric graphene oxide–protein biosensor platform is investigated. The main characteristic of this structure is the implementation of a microfluidic configuration. With albumin metalloprotein as the biorecognition element, graphene oxide was synthesized and characterized by transmission electron...
Fabrication of Scaffold with Microfluidic Channels for Heart Tissue Engineering
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mashayekhan, Shohreh (Supervisor) ; Saadatmand, Maryam (Supervisor)
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the diseases caused by the temporary or permanent cramp of major coronary arteries. Due to this blockage, blood flow to the heart's myocardial tissue is greatly reduced and finally the person suffered from a Heart stroke (HS). Heart tissue engineering is a promising approach, based on the combination of cells and suitable biomaterials to develop and create heart-like biological substitutes. Since high cardiac cell density, providing metabolic needs like oxygen and nutrients was a challenge. So creation of blood vessel networks within this type of designed tissue has been considered very much.The purpose of this project is to construct scaffolds with...
Design and Fabrication of a Microfluidic Kidney Nephron-on-Chip Platform
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Saeedi, Mohammad Saeed (Supervisor) ; Hajilouy Benisi, Ali (Supervisor) ; Moghadas, Hajar (Co-Supervisor)
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In this manuscript, we designed and fabricated a novel integrated microfluidic Kidney Nephron-On-Chip. This chip is able to culture cell monolayers under various fluid shear stresses and divert osmotic pressure gradients while imposing four different concentrations of an injected drug on cells. The multi-layer platform consisting of two bubble-trappers to eliminate all unwanted bubbles from the system, a concentration gradient generator to generate four different concentrations of the injected drug, and a membrane-based cell culture chamber caple of providing renal cells with their in-vivo condition. Using colorimetric techniques, the bubble trapper ability was quantified at flow rates up to...
Simulation of Cell and Particle Separation by Combination of Dielectrophoretic and Inertial Forces in a Microfluidic Device
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mohammadi, Ali Asghar (Supervisor)
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In this study, the dynamics of microparticles in a straight microchannel in the presence of an inhomogeneous oscillating electric field have been simulated by the immersed boundary method in combination with the lattice Boltzmann Navier-Stokes solver and the lattice Boltzmann method for solving the Poisson equation. The effect of the electric field on the location and number of particle equilibrium positions have been examined. In the absence of the electric field, circular particles will migrate to two stable equilibrium positions. The site of these equilibrium positions depends on the particle size and the fluid flow rate and is independent of the particle density. In the case of negative...
Design and Optimization of Digital Microfluidic Chip for Cell Sorting
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fardmanesh, Mehdi (Supervisor)
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Today, microfluidics, representing the precise and controlled displacement of small amounts of fluid, is one of the most efficient tools available in various research fields, including medicine. Digital microfluidics is one of the newest microfluidic methods, which is based on the theory of electrowetting on dielectric. According to this theory, by applying a voltage difference to a droplet of fluid on a hydrophobic surface, the droplet can be moved on that surface. Therefore, by fabricating a plate containing a number of electrodes completely isolated from each other and controlling them, small droplets of fluid can be moved on a hydrophobic surface. In this thesis, the electrodes of this...
Experimental and Numerical Study of The Production of Alginate Microgels and Cancer Spheroids by Droplet-Based Microfluidic
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Shamloo, Amir (Supervisor) ; Kazemzadeh Hannani, Siamak (Supervisor)
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Significant advances in biotechnology have led to the emergence of a cost-effective way with less ethical issues to study disease, organ functions, tumors, and their response to drugs besides studying on animals. Microfluidic devices and organ on a chip (tumor on a chip) were introduced to remove those obstacles. Organ on a chip is a powerful tool for studying different types of tissues and simulating diseases, especially cancers, for biological and medical applications. Organ (tumor) on a chip is considered as a smaller scale of the real organ or tumor and it causes to the real-time study of tissues and their functions more accurately. In this study, to fabricate a droplet-based...
Design and Simulation of a Spiral Based Microfluidic Device for Separation of Circulating Tumor Cells Using Tunable Nature of Viscoelastic Fluid
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Saeedi, Mohammad Saeed (Supervisor)
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Nowadays, cancer, which has been mentioned as the disease of the century, is the second leading cause of death throughout the world, and its incidence is constantly increasing. Isolation of circulating tumor cells is one of the most critical steps in diagnosing and controlling cancer progression. Due to the rarity of cancer cells compared to other cells in the blood sample, the isolation process requires optimal and high-precision devices. With the advent of inertial microfluidics, the ability to control the particles movement, the processing of blood samples as quickly and accurately as possible, and the viability of cells with a high percentage, introduced microfluidic systems as a...
Simulating of Droplet Formation and Calculation of Interfacial Tension by Microfluidic Method
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mohammadi, Ali Asghar (Supervisor)
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Emulsions are the intermittent dispersion of liquid droplets that have many applications such as polymerization, dyeing, cosmetics, food industry, etc. Droplets can be created in a variety of ways, but the most important point in emulsification and the greatest efficiency of its applications is when the formed droplets are uniform. In the emulsification process, there is a key parameter called interfacial tension, which affects the behavior of the formed droplets, such as their stability and morphology, and its precise measurement is very effective in the quality control of the mentioned applications. Be. In this research, droplet formation in microfluidic systems due to uniform droplet...
Design and Fabrication of a 3D Multiparticle Microfluidic System
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fardmanesh, Mehdi (Supervisor) ; Annabestani, Mohsen (Co-Supervisor)
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Microfluidic technology is a field of science that deals with the design, implementation, optimization, and testing of fluid systems in small dimensions. This technology has made significant progress in various fields in the last decade, especially in medical engineering. As an interdisciplinary scientific field, this growing technology has many applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and electronic industries. One of the primary applications of microfluidic devices is the development of "lab-on-a-chip" systems as point-of-care diagnostic tools, such as rapid diagnosis during surgery. A microfluidic system includes various functional modules: sample preparation and fluid...
Simulation, Design, and Fabrication of a Droplet-Based Microfluidic Device to Study The Role of Tumor Microenvironment and Drug Effects on the Behavior of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Shamloo, Amir (Supervisor) ; Kazemzadeh Hannani, Siamak (Supervisor)
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Despite the extensive research conducted so far to treat cancer, this disease is still one of the main causes of death worldwide. The results of recent studies reveal the importance of the tumor microenvironment in the growth, proliferation, and invasion of the primary tumor. Most common models in cancer research, such as 2-dimensional in vitro models and xenografts, do not have sufficient ability to mimic the interaction of tumors with human stromal tissue. Therefore, the implementation of 3-dimensional in vitro models with the ability to replicate tumor microenvironments is essential. In this study, a microfluidic platform has been introduced to create parallel models of the tumor...
Selection and simulation of a proper microfluidic for hepatocyte culture
, Article 2015 22nd Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME 2015, 25 November 2015 through 28 November 2015 ; 2015 , Pages 65-69 ; 9781467393515 (ISBN) ; Firoozabadi, B ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2015
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The advent of microfluidics as suitable environments for culturing cells is associated with some challenges as shear stresses applied on the cells. Moreover, among all factors needed for cell viability, feeding hepatocytes with adequate oxygen is of great importance due to their high demand for oxygen compared the other cell types. In this paper three kinds of geometries has been studied in order that shear stresses would be in allowed range and provision of hepatocytes with sufficient oxygen concentrations has been ensured as well. In addition to supplying hepatocytes with oxygen, the range of its concentration has been adjusted in physiologic value so that it would be practical for further...
Microfluidic-based multi-organ platforms for drug discovery
, Article Micromachines ; Volume 7, Issue 9 , 2016 ; 2072666X (ISSN) ; Khadem Mohtaram, N ; Pezeshgi Modarres, H ; Mohammadi, M. H ; Geraili, A ; Jafari, P ; Akbari, M ; Sanati Nezhad, A ; Sharif University of Technology
MDPI AG
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Development of predictive multi-organ models before implementing costly clinical trials is central for screening the toxicity, efficacy, and side effects of new therapeutic agents. Despite significant efforts that have been recently made to develop biomimetic in vitro tissue models, the clinical application of such platforms is still far from reality. Recent advances in physiologically-based pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PBPK-PD) modeling, micro- and nanotechnology, and in silico modeling have enabled single- and multi-organ platforms for investigation of new chemical agents and tissue-tissue interactions. This review provides an overview of the principles of designing...
Numerical optimization and inverse study of a microfluidic device for blood plasma separation
, Article European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids ; Volume 57 , 2016 , Pages 31-39 ; 09977546 (ISSN) ; Vatankhah, P ; Bijarchi, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2016
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In this paper, a passive microfluidic device for continuous real time blood plasma separation has been studied and optimized. A numerical model is used to solve both the fluid flow and the particles confined within it. Red blood cells are considered as particles with diameter of 7μm. A parametric study is performed in order to characterize the effect of different parameters on separation and purity efficiency. In this study, four different variables were introduced to design the microfluidic device for blood plasma separation including: the angle between the daughter channels and the main channel, the widths, the diffuse angle and the number of daughter channels. Results show that the...
Spiral microchannel with stair-like cross section for size-based particle separation
, Article Microfluidics and Nanofluidics ; Volume 21, Issue 7 , 2017 ; 16134982 (ISSN) ; Kowsari Esfahan, R ; Saidi, M. S ; Firoozbakhsh, K ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer Verlag
2017
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Particle separation has a variety of applications in biology, chemistry and industry. Among them, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) separation has drawn significant attention to itself due to its high impact on both cancer diagnosis and therapeutics. In recent years, there has been growing interest in using inertial microfluidics to separate micro/nano particles based on their sizes. This technique offers label-free, high-throughput and efficient separation and can be easily fabricated. However, further improvements are needed for potential clinical applications. In this study, a novel inertial separation technique using spiral microchannel having stair-like cross section is introduced. The...
Modeling of microfluidic microbial fuel cells using quantitative bacterial transport parameters
, Article Journal of Power Sources ; Volume 342 , 2017 , Pages 1017-1031 ; 03787753 (ISSN) ; Yaghmaei, S ; Kalantar, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2017
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The objective of present study is to analyze the dynamic modeling of bioelectrochemical processes and improvement of the performance of previous models using quantitative data of bacterial transport parameters. The main deficiency of previous MFC models concerning spatial distribution of biocatalysts is an assumption of initial distribution of attached/suspended bacteria on electrode or in anolyte bulk which is the foundation for biofilm formation. In order to modify this imperfection, the quantification of chemotactic motility to understand the mechanisms of the suspended microorganisms’ distribution in anolyte and/or their attachment to anode surface to extend the biofilm is implemented...