High-Throughput Microfluidic Platform for Modelling Inflammatory Responses of Human Articular Chondrocytes under Variable Fluid Shear Stress

Key Points

• The study aims to develop a microfluidic platform to investigate how fluid shear stress affects chondrocyte inflammatory responses.
• Developed a high-throughput microfluidic platform.
• Modeled variable fluid shear stress conditions.
• Studied human articular chondrocyte responses.
• Increased inflammatory markers were noted under specific fluid shear stress conditions.
• Demonstrated a correlation between shear stress levels and chondrocyte activation.