Best poster award at EMBL "Microfluidics" Conference to Wei Wei
Wei Wei received best-poster Award at Microfluidics conference, organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg, Germany for his contribution titled: "3D in vitro blood-brain-barrier model with integrated TEER-sensor for investigating the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia".
Best Poster Award at the Microfluidics conference, organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (external pageEMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, went to Wei Wei for his contribution titled: "3D in vitro blood-brain-barrier model with integrated TEER-sensor for investigating the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia". In vitro blood-brain-barrier (BBB) models are essential tools to recapitulate the barrier function and to investigate how injuries may affect the barrier physiology. Wei Wei and coauthors introduced a dynamic BBB model on a microfluidic chip, which featured a transparent, integrated transendothelial-electrical-resistance (TEER) sensor to monitor the integrity of the barrier. The barrier model was formed by a co-culture of human astrocytes, human pericytes, and human brain endothelial cells. The cellular arrangement and the transparent electrodes enabled real-time TEER monitoring and simultaneous live, high-resolution imaging of the barrier.