Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied to Biosystems

Torre-Gea, Guillermo De la; Vazquez, Cesar Irving Ortíz; Rico-García, Enrique; Guevara-González, Ramón Gerardo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03880-3_12

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“…21 While flow mechanics can be challenging to characterize experimentally, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a well-established engineering discipline that enables reliable mathematical simulation of flow phenomena for design optimisation and analysis of fluid systems. CFD has been increasingly applied by tissue engineers to analyze and evaluate bioreactors [58][59][60] and microfluidic devices. [61][62][63] CFD characterization of flow mechanics within s-μg systems should likewise be conducted and reported.…”

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Factors implicating the validity and interpretation of mechanobiology studies in simulated microgravity environments

Poon

2020

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Simulated microgravity (s-μg) devices provide unique conditions for elucidating the effects of gravitational unloading on biological processes and are increasingly being applied for mechanobiology studies. However, without proper characterization of the mechanical environment generated by these systems, the interpretation of results is confounded and limited. Furthermore, the cell culture approaches central to s-μg experimentation introduces new factors that can fundamentally affect results, but these are currently not addressed. It is essential to understand the complete culture environment and how constituent conditions can individually and synergistically affect cellular responses in order to correctly interpret results, otherwise outcomes may be misattributed to the effects of microgravity alone. For the benefit of the growing space biology community, this article critically reviews a typical s-μg cell culture environment in terms of three key conditions: fluid-mediated mechanical stimuli, oxygen tension and biochemical. These and the implications of other experimental variables for biological analysis are categorically discussed. A new set of controls is proposed to properly evaluate the respective effects of these conditions in s-μg culture, along with a reporting matrix and potential strategies for addressing the current limitations of simulated microgravity devices as a platform for mechanobiology research.

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