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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Divya D. Nalayanda and  William B. Fulton and  Tza-Huei Wang and  Fizan Abdullah
	%D 2012
	%J International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 71, 2012
	%T Application of an in vitro Alveolus Model in Evaluating the Alveolar Response to Pressure- Induced Injury
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5994
	%V 71
	%X In an effort to understand the preliminary effects of aerodynamic stress on alveolar epithelial cells, we developed a multifluidic cell culture platform capable of supporting alveolar cultures at an air-liquid interface under constant air flow and exposure to varying pressure stimuli on the apical side while providing nourishment on the basolateral plane. Our current study involved utilizing the platform to study the effect of basement membrane coating and addition of dexamethasone on cellular response to pressure in A549 and H441 alveolar epithelial cells.

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