Sentences with phrase «membrane endothelium»

To obtain a viable donor of a Descemet membrane endothelium disc, we modified the Descemet membrane stripping technique and monitored the percentage of endothelial damage to the donor tissue preparation.

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Using the TEER - MEA chip, the researchers built a beating vascularized Heart Chip in which human cardiomyocytes are cultured in one microfluidic channel that is separated by a thin semi-permeable membrane from a second, parallel endothelium - lined vascular channel.

In drug development, particular attention is paid to the expression and function of membrane transporters expressed in epithelia of the intestine, liver and kidney, and in the endothelium of the blood - brain and blood - testis barriers.

Multiple hematoxylin - eosin - stained sections showed the presence of endothelium with intact Descemet membrane and no stromal tissue.

A 6 × 7 - mm rectangular piece of endothelium - Descemet membrane complex was obtained using a Grieshaber microsurgical knife and Kelman - McPherson forceps.

Conclusion: We modified the technique of Melles and obtained a sheet of Descemet membrane and endothelium with minimal endothelial damage and with no remaining stroma observed.

Purpose: Replacing diseased corneal endothelium with a preparation of Descemet membrane carrying functional endothelium and no stroma may be a feasible method for treating corneal endothelial decompensation.

Results: Forty of 48 endothelium - Descemet membrane preparations (83.3 %) were complete peels with minimal endothelial damage.

Here we present a novel human Airway Lung - Chip containing a fully - differentiated human mucociliary airway epithelium separated from a pulmonary microvascular endothelium by a semi-permeable membrane that allows for immune cell infiltration.

The primary epithelial cells are expanded as 3D organoids, dissociated, and cultured on a porous membrane within a microfluidic device with human intestinal microvascular endothelium cultured in a parallel microchannel under flow and cyclic deformation.