Cell-based therapies have garnered significant interest to treat cancer and other diseases. Acoustofluidic technologies are in development to improve cell therapy manufacturing by facilitating rapid molecular delivery across the plasma membrane via ultrasound and microbubbles (MBs). In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) printed acoustofluidic device was used to deliver a fluorescent molecule, calcein, to human T cells. Intracellular delivery of calcein was assessed after varying parameters such as MB face charge, MB concentration, flow channel geometry, ultrasound pressure, and delivery time point after ultrasound treatment. MBs with a cationic surface charge caused statistically significant increases in calcein delivery during acoustofluidic treatment compared to MBs with a neutral surface charge (p < 0.001). Calcein delivery was significantly higher with a concentric spiral channel geometry compared to a rectilinear channel geometry (p < 0.001). Additionally, calcein delivery was significantly enhanced at increased ultrasound pressures of 5.1 MPa compared to lower ultrasound pressures between 0–3.8 MPa (p < 0.001). These results demonstrate that a 3D-printed acoustofluidic device can significantly enhance intracellular delivery of biomolecules to T cells, which may be a viable approach to advance cell-based therapies.
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December 2021
December 30 2021
Acoustofluidic-mediated molecular delivery to human T cells with a three-dimensional-printed flow chambera) Available to Purchase
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Connor S. Centner;
Connor S. Centner
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Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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John T. Moore;
John T. Moore
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Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Mary E. Baxter;
Mary E. Baxter
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Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Zachary T. Long;
Zachary T. Long
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Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Jacob M. Miller;
Jacob M. Miller
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Ekaterina S. Kovatsenko;
Ekaterina S. Kovatsenko
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Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Benjamin Xie;
Benjamin Xie
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Department of Biology, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Michael A. Menze;
Michael A. Menze
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Department of Biology, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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R. Eric Berson;
R. Eric Berson
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville
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Paula J. Bates;
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School of Medicine, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
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Kavitha Yaddanapudi;
Kavitha Yaddanapudi
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Department of Surgery, University of Louisville
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Jonathan A. Kopechek
Jonathan A. Kopechek
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Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
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Connor S. Centner
1,b)
John T. Moore
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Mary E. Baxter
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Zachary T. Long
1
Jacob M. Miller
2
Ekaterina S. Kovatsenko
1
Benjamin Xie
3
Michael A. Menze
3,c)
R. Eric Berson
2
Paula J. Bates
4
Kavitha Yaddanapudi
5
Jonathan A. Kopechek
1,d)
1
Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
2
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
3
Department of Biology, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
4
School of Medicine, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
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Department of Surgery, University of Louisville
, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
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This paper is part of a special issue on Theory and Applications of Acoustofluidics.
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 150, 4534–4547 (2021)
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March 30 2021
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November 09 2021
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Connor S. Centner, John T. Moore, Mary E. Baxter, Zachary T. Long, Jacob M. Miller, Ekaterina S. Kovatsenko, Benjamin Xie, Michael A. Menze, R. Eric Berson, Paula J. Bates, Kavitha Yaddanapudi, Jonathan A. Kopechek; Acoustofluidic-mediated molecular delivery to human T cells with a three-dimensional-printed flow chamber. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 December 2021; 150 (6): 4534–4547. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0009054
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