Novel alveolar macrophage-like model (ImmuPHAGE) as a platform for better mechanistic understanding for the fate of inhaled medicines.

Thermoreversible gels for the encapsulation of macrophages: evaluation of polymer type on rheology and cytocompatibility

“…In accordance with the literature, alveolar macrophages display phagocytic activity. 36 Therefore, to determine the impact of MC on the phagocytic ability of ImmuPHAGE, cells were incubated for two hours in the dark with uniform 1.0 µm carboxylate-modified microspheres at a ratio of 1 : 30 (cells : particles). Each sample was diluted with 150-200 µL CCM before centrifugation (7 rpm/5 min).…”