Establishing a Microfluidic Co-Culture Blood–Brain Barrier Model Using Human Brain Endothelial Cells and Astrocytes
Sarah Aimee Boardman1,2, Jenna Marie Rosano3, Claire Dawn Hetherington1,2, Cordelia Dunai1,2,4, Thomas David Bateman-Price5, Marie Held6, Thomas Waring6, Marco Marcello6, Franklyn Nkongho Egbe1,2, Mark Alexander Ellul1,2,4,7, Stephen T.J. Ray2,8,9, Riccardo Vincenzo D'Elia5,10, Adjanie Patabendige1,2,11,12, Esther García-Tuñón*13,14, Gwen Fewell*3, Benedict Daniel Michael*1,2,4,7
1Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Science, University of Liverpool, 2Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre, University of Liverpool, 3SynVivo Inc., 4NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, 5Human and Biological Advantage, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), 6Centre for Cell Imaging, Liverpool Shared Research Facilities, University of Liverpool, 7Department of Neurology, Walton Centre Foundation Trust, 8Department of Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 9Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, 10Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde, 11Metabolic Disorders and Cancer Research Centre, College of Science and Engineering, University of Derby, 12Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, 13School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, 14Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool
