A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owens, Bryan D
Other Authors: Linda G. Griffith.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40467
_version_ 1826201409063747584
author Owens, Bryan D
author2 Linda G. Griffith.
author_facet Linda G. Griffith.
Owens, Bryan D
author_sort Owens, Bryan D
collection MIT
description Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.
first_indexed 2024-09-23T11:51:09Z
format Thesis
id mit-1721.1/40467
institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology
language eng
last_indexed 2024-09-23T11:51:09Z
publishDate 2008
publisher Massachusetts Institute of Technology
record_format dspace
spelling mit-1721.1/404672019-04-10T18:14:03Z A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor Owens, Bryan D Linda G. Griffith. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63). In bioreactor culture systems that aim to provide a convective flux to address mass transport limitations of oxygen and other nutrients, large hydrodynamic forces and shear stress can potentially serve as a negative signals in tissue formation and morphogenesis. Shear stress and hydrodynamic forces may inhibit the formation of tissue from single cells by disrupting the integrin-mediated bonds with the extracellular matrix or the cadherin-mediated bonds with neighboring cells. In order to explore the relationship between the imposed forces and stresses from fluid flow and the inherent biological forces involved in cell adhesion, this thesis presents a simple model of cells in a planar array subject to perfused flow. The modeling and sensitivity analysis of the system are covered within this thesis. Two models were built using first principles, and a range of physiological parameter values were used to estimate the forces and stresses generated by the perfusion flow. A third dynamical model from the literature was also employed. A computational approach using finite element modeling was also employed as a further tool for analysis. The resulting analyses yield valuable models that can model a range of cellular arrangements expected in a perfused bioreactor arrangement as a means to magnify and highlight the behavior at the microscale. by Bryan D. Owens. S.B. 2008-02-27T22:28:46Z 2008-02-27T22:28:46Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40467 191747701 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 63 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Mechanical Engineering.
Owens, Bryan D
A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
title A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
title_full A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
title_fullStr A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
title_full_unstemmed A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
title_short A model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
title_sort model for analyzing the effects of hydrodynamic forces on cell adhesion in a perfused bioreactor
topic Mechanical Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40467
work_keys_str_mv AT owensbryand amodelforanalyzingtheeffectsofhydrodynamicforcesoncelladhesioninaperfusedbioreactor
AT owensbryand modelforanalyzingtheeffectsofhydrodynamicforcesoncelladhesioninaperfusedbioreactor