Evaluation of a novel choanoid fluidized bed bioreactor for future bioartificial livers

Figure 5 Changes in alanine aminotransferase in encapsulated hepatocytes in exchanged plasma (n = 5). The levels are given as U/L (mean ± SD), (gray bar) encapsulated in alginate/chitosan (AC) microcapsules in static conditions; (white bar) encapsulated in AC microcapsules and placed in the choanoid-fluidized bed bioreactor. Student’s t test (^aP < 0.05, Static vs Fluidized bed; ^bP < 0.01, 0 h vs 6 h). NS: Not significant; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase.