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ArticleNature communications2026

A clinically deployed dual-compartment biochemical monitoring platform for human liver perfusion.

Keren Zhou, Minwoo Kim, Chia-Wei Liu, Jack W Harbell, Amit K Mathur, Rafael Nunez Nateras, Vadim Jucaud, Mehmet R Dokmeci, Xiling Shen, Bashar A Aqel and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Keren Zhou *Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Minwoo Kim *Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Chia-Wei Liu *Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jack W HarbellDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Amit K MathurDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Rafael Nunez NaterasDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Vadim JucaudTerasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0385-2623
Mehmet R DokmeciTerasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Xiling ShenTerasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Bashar A AqelDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Joseph WangAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4921-9674
Michelle C NguyenDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA. Nguyen.Michelle3@mayo.edu.
Yangzhi ZhuTerasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, USA. yzhu@terasaki.org.ORCID 0000-0003-2920-3365

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global shortage of transplantable donor livers increases reliance on marginal grafts, creating an urgent need for workflow-compatible assessment during normothermic machine perfusion. However, current biochemical evaluation remains constrained by intermittent perfusate sampling, low temporal resolution and limited cholangiobiliary context. Here we report a clinically deployed dual-compartment biochemical monitoring (DCBM) platform for human liver perfusion. The system integrates dual-channel microfluidics, multiplexed electrochemical sensing, bile-compatible antifouling interfaces and wireless data transmission to enable automated in-line measurement of pH, lactate and glucose in both perfusate and bile. In seven human donor livers, the DCBM platform shows strong agreement with standard laboratory assays while resolving transient biochemical excursions not captured by scheduled hourly sampling, including bile lactate elevations associated with subsequent adverse perfusion trends in selected cases. Continuous dual-compartment measurements further enable an exploratory outcome-anchored framework linked to post-transplant clinical course. This platform establishes a clinically deployed architecture for dual-compartment biochemical monitoring and provides an initial translational bridge from continuous sensing to viability-associated graft assessment during ex situ liver perfusion.

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LiverLiver TransplantationOrgan PreservationPerfusionBileGlucoseHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLactic AcidMicrofluidicsTissue DonorsGlucoseLactic Acid

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PMID42448667
PMCPMC13369969

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