A mathematical model for fluid shear-sensitive 3D tissue construct development.
This research studies dynamic culture for 3D tissue construct development with computational fluid dynamics. It proposes a mathematical model to evaluate the impact of flow rates and flow shear stress on cell growth in 3D constructs under perfusion. The modeling results show that dynamic flow, even at flow rate as low as 0.002 cm/s, can support much better mass exchange, higher cell number, and more even cell and nutrient distribution compared to static culture. Higher flow rate can further improve nutrient supply and mass exchange in the construct, promoting better nutritious environment and cell proliferation compared to lower flow rate. In addition, consideration of flow shear stress predicts much higher cell number in the construct compared to that without shear consideration. While the nutrient can dominate shear stress in influencing cell proliferation, the shear effect increases with flow rate. The proposed model helps tissue engineers better understand the cell-flow relationship at the molecular level during dynamic culture.
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. liud0008@ntu.edu.sg
Dan
D
Liu
Chee-Kai
CK
Chua
Kah-Fai
KF
Leong
D000818:Animals; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D012212:Rheology / Q000379:methods*; D033081:Shear Strength / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*