Micromachines (Dec 2024)

Hollow Fiber Microreactor Combined with Digital Twin to Optimize the Antimicrobial Evaluation Process

  • Kazuhiro Noda,
  • Toshihiro Kasama,
  • Marie Shinohara,
  • Masakaze Hamada,
  • Yukiko T. Matsunaga,
  • Madoka Takai,
  • Yoshikazu Ishii,
  • Ryo Miyake

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15121517
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 12
p. 1517

Abstract

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In order to reproduce pharmacokinetics (PK) profiles seen in vivo, the Hollow Fiber Infection Model (HFIM) is a useful in vitro module in the evaluation of antimicrobial resistance. In order to reduce the consumption of culture medium and drugs, we developed a hollow fiber microreactor applicable to the HFIM by integrating the HFIM function. Next, we constructed a novel control method by using the “digital twin” of the microreactor to achieve precise concentration control. By integrating functions of the HFIM, the extra-capillary space volume was reduced to less than 1/10 of conventional HFIM. The control method with the digital twin can keep drug concentration in the extra-capillary space within an error of 10% under simulated drug destruction. The control method with the digital twin can also stabilize the drug concentration both in the intra-capillary space and the extra-capillary space within 15 min.

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