Introduction Pages regarding our in situ permeability assay development can be found in these links: Theoretical Underpinnings of Small Molecule Permeability Measurements in the µSiM (Part 1: Approach) Theoretical Underpinnings of Small Molecule Permeability Measurements in the µSiM (Part 2: Experimental Validation)…
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Competitive ELISA assay to measure the HA shedding from HUVEC monolayer
Competitive ELISA assay to measure the HA shedding from HUVEC monolayer Introduction The endothelial glycocalyx is a dense layer of proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that helps maintain the integrity of the endothelial cell (EC) barrier.1 The main GAGs are…
COMSOL simulation on sampling method to measure membrane permeability
Background We at Michigan have been aiming to perform sequential small volume sampling coupled with our ultrasensitive digital immunoassay to provide longitudinal data from the uSIM. We have encountered repeatability problems as well as low molecule abundancy with shortly incubated…
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Sampling Method Permeability Assay Optimization
Motivation We have discussed the optimization of our in situ permeability assay at length. This assay relies on confocal microscopy, which may not be accessible to all users of the µSiM. Therefore, we developed an alternative permeability assay in the…
Thinkin’ Secretion in the µSiM
One of the many contributions Alec S. made to our group is to help us appreciate the importance of the apicobasal (A/B) polarity of endothelial cells. The effects of A/B polarity were demonstrated in his paper: Integrative Biology (2020), 12(11),275–289…
Assessing Neutrophil Activation inside a Flow Cell Device with Flow Cytometry
Introduction As part of our continuing evaluation of the flow cell developed by our collaborators at RIT, our next goal is to demonstrate that neutrophils remain inactivated when flown through a first generation device (Figure 1). For this, we studied…
Theoretical Underpinnings of Small Molecule Permeability Measurements in the µSiM (Part 4: Sampling)**
Introduction In addition to in situ measurements of small molecule permeability (Parts 1, 2 and 3), we wish to enable an assessment of permeability by sampling from the abluminal chamber of the µSiM in a manner similar to what is…
Theoretical Underpinnings of Small Molecule Permeability Measurements in the µSiM (Part 3: Application to Cell Barriers)*
This is the third installment in a series of posts focused on the development of a method for measuring barrier permeability in the µSiM. In Part 1 we discussed the goal of making these measurements in situ at a position…
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