Microphysiological Systems

Liver microphysiological platforms for drug metabolism applications

Introduction Liver microphysiological platforms for drug metabolism applications are the need of the hour to fix the exorbitant costs of…

4 years ago

A versatile microfluidic tool for the 3D culture of HepaRG cells seeded at various stages of differentiation

Introduction Recently, microfluidics and 3D cell culture technologies have merged, to increase the potential of in vitro modeling, in order…

4 years ago

Adipocyte heterogeneity underlying adipose tissue functions

Introduction Adipose tissue does not only store energy, it also governs the metabolism of cells and tissues around the body…

4 years ago

A new microfluidic method enabling the generation of multi-layered tissues-on-chips using skin cells as a proof of concept (Valencia et al, 2021)

Introduction Every organ is composed of a mesenchymal (stroma) and a parenchymal fraction. Conventional two-dimensional (2D) cultures are often focusing…

4 years ago

Rebuilding the Vascular Network: In vivo and in vitro Approaches (Meng et al, 2021)

Introduction The vascular network carries the transportation of materials and nutrients as the fluid delivery mechanism of the human body.…

4 years ago