Micol Baronio
Advanced in-vitro models of the blood-brain barrier.
Rel. Gianni Ciofani, Elisa Mele. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, 2019
Abstract
This master thesis project focuses on the realization of an advanced in-vitro model of Blood-Brain-Barrier (BBB). The model innovation is the possibility to test drugs and nanovectors permeability, understanding which therapies could be effective in brain cancer treatment, and in particularly for glioblastoma multiforme. The aim of this model is to overcome all the limitations related to ineffective 2D and animal models, the latter usually related also to ethical concerns. The polymeric porous and biocompatible membranes were fabricated, via vapour induced phase separation (VIPS). These supports were mechanically and surface characterized, and their morphological images were taken by FEGSEM microscope. These chemical and physical procedures were performed at the Materials Engineering Department of Loughborough University (UK).
In the laboratories of Smart Bio-Interfaces, at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), in Pontedera (PI, Italy), the membranes were assembled on stiff PET supports, in order to obtain the final structure in which seed endothelial cells (hCMEC/D3) and human astrocytes to achieve an in-vitro barrier model, very similar to the biological human BBB
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