Table 1 Medium formulations and flow rates.

From: FABRICA: A Bioreactor Platform for Printing, Perfusing, Observing, & Stimulating 3D Tissues

Medium Formulations

Pump Flow Rates

Sterile Water + 0.5 mg/mL cornstarch

1 mL/minute

Liver Construct Culture Medium ([LCCM], (αMEM/EGM-MV, 3:1) αMEM (Invitrogen) + EGM-MV (Lonza) + HEPE Buffer + 1% antibiotic + 10% horse serum + 10% FBS + 0.5 mg/mL cornstarch

3 mL/minute

Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium + 0.5 mg/mL cornstarch

5 mL/minute

Porcine Blood (Pig blood + 1 U/mL heparin + 1% antibiotic)

7 mL/minute

Human Blood (Human blood + 1 U/mL heparin + 1% antibiotic)

10 mL/minute