Issue 23, 2024

Dynamic 3D in vitro lung models: applications of inorganic nanoparticles for model development and characterization

Abstract

Being a vital organ exposed to the external environment, the lung is susceptible to a plethora of pathogens and pollutants. This is reflected in high incidences of chronic respiratory diseases, which remain a leading cause of mortality world-wide and pose a persistent global burden. It is thus of paramount importance to improve our understanding of these pathologies and provide better therapeutic options. This necessitates the development of representative and physiologically relevant in vitro models. Advances in bioengineering have enabled the development of sophisticated models that not only capture the three-dimensional architecture of the cellular environment but also incorporate the dynamics of local biophysical stimuli. However, such complex models also require novel approaches that provide reliable characterization. Within this review we explore how 3D bioprinting and nanoparticles can serve as multifaceted tools to develop such dynamic 4D printed in vitro lung models and facilitate their characterization in the context of pulmonary fibrosis and breast cancer lung metastasis.

Graphical abstract: Dynamic 3D in vitro lung models: applications of inorganic nanoparticles for model development and characterization

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 Dec 2023
Accepted
06 May 2024
First published
13 May 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 10880-10900

Dynamic 3D in vitro lung models: applications of inorganic nanoparticles for model development and characterization

L. Fallert, A. Urigoitia-Asua, A. Cipitria and D. Jimenez de Aberasturi, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 10880 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06672J

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