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Elzbieta Jedrych1, Zuzanna Pawlicka, Michal Chudy

  • 1Department of Microbioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3,00-664 Warsaw, Poland. ejedrych@ch.pw.edu.pl

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cell Biology
  • Photochemistry

Background:

  • Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising cancer treatment modality.
  • Evaluating PDT efficiency requires controlled experimental conditions.
  • Microfluidic systems offer precise control and reduced reagent consumption for biological assays.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a hybrid PDMS/glass microfluidic system for assessing photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficiency.
  • To enable testing of varying photosensitizer concentrations and cell types within a single microdevice.
  • To validate the feasibility of microscale in vitro PDT and its effectiveness evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a hybrid polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/glass microfluidic device.

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  • Utilizing 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) as a photosensitizer precursor.
  • Assessing A549 cell viability 24 hours post-PDT using 625 nm light irradiation.
  • Designing the microdevice with dual identical microstructures for simultaneous assays.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated successful implementation of in vitro photodynamic therapy at the microscale.
    • Confirmed the capability of the microfluidic system to evaluate PDT effectiveness.
    • Showcased the potential for simultaneous analysis of multiple cell lines or photosensitizers on a single chip.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed microfluidic system is effective for in vitro PDT evaluation.
    • The device facilitates high-throughput screening of photosensitizers and cell responses.
    • This technology advances the assessment of PDT efficacy in a controlled microenvironment.