Fluorescent oxygen sensitive microbead incorporation for measuring oxygen tension in cell aggregates
(2013) Biomaterials — Vol. 34, n° 4, p. 922-929 (2013)
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- Molecular oxygen is a main regulator of various cell functions. Imaging methods designed as screening tools for fast, in situ, 3D and non-interfering measurement of oxygen tension in the cellular microenvironment would serve great purpose in identifying and monitoring this vital and pivotal signalling molecule. We describe the use of dual luminophore oxygen sensitive microbeads to measure absolute oxygen concentrations in cellular aggregates. Stable microbead integration, a prerequisite for their practical application, was ensured by a site-specific delivery method that is based on the interactions between streptavidin and biotin. The spatial stability introduced by this method allowed for long term measurements of oxygen tension without interfering with the cell aggregation process. By making multiple calibration experiments we further demonstrated the potential of these sensors to measure local oxygen tension in optically dense cellular environments.
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Lambrechts, D., Roeffaers, M., Kerckhofs, G., Roberts, S., Hofkens, J., Van de Putte, T., Van Oosterwyck, H., & Schrooten, J. (2013). Fluorescent oxygen sensitive microbead incorporation for measuring oxygen tension in cell aggregates. Biomaterials, 34(4), 922-929. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/236627 (Original work published 2013)