Automated, Miniaturized And Integrated Quality Control-on-Chip (QC ...

Now on home page

• ads

• Enable full ADS

view

Abstract Citations (6) References (42) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation

ADS

Automated, Miniaturized, and Integrated Quality Control-on-Chip (QC-on-a-Chip) for Cell-Based Cancer Therapy Applications

• Wartmann, David
;
• Rothbauer, Mario
;
• Kuten, Olga
;
• Barresi, Caterina
;
• Visus, Carmen
;
• Felzmann, Thomas
;
• Ertl, Peter

Abstract

The combination of microfabrication-based technologies with cell biology has laid the foundation for the development of advanced in vitro diagnostic systems capable of evaluating cell cultures under defined, reproducible, and standardizable measurement conditions. In the present review, we describe recent lab-on-a-chip developments for cell analysis and how these methodologies could improve standard quality control in the field of manufacturing cell-based vaccines for clinical purposes. We highlight in particular the regulatory requirements for advanced cell therapy applications using as an example dendritic cell-based cancer vaccines to describe the tangible advantages of microfluidic devices that overcome most of the challenges associated with automation, miniaturization, and integration of cell-based assays. As its main advantage, lab-on-a-chip (LoC) technology allows for precise regulation of culturing conditions, while simultaneously monitoring cell relevant parameters using embedded sensory systems. State-of-the-art lab-on-a-chip platforms for in vitro assessment of cell cultures and their potential future applications for cell-based strategies for cancer immunotherapy are discussed in the present review.

Publication: Frontiers in Materials Pub Date: September 2015 DOI:

10.3389/fmats.2015.00060

Bibcode: 2015FrMat...2...60W Keywords:

• microfluidics;
• lab-on-a-chip;
• immunoassay;
• automation;
• quality control;
• cell therapy;
• FACS;
• ATMP

full text sources Publisher | 🌓