Culture System for a Closer Biological Contact Between Macrophages and Microparticles

To investigate the effects of microparticles on the immune system, a device was designed for an optimal culture environment. Macrophages phagocytose microparticles and produce inflammatory cytokines. In a culture environment in which macrophages phagocytose microparticles mixed in a culture medium,...

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Main Authors: Haruki Miyamoto, Katsunori Higuchi, Yuta Nakashima, Yukio Fujiwara, Yoshihiro Komohara, Yoshitaka Nakanishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2021.631128/full