Skin on a chip state of the art
Why a skin on a chip? The skin is the outer envelope of the body. It contains pressure, temperature, and pain sensors and synthesizes vitamin D through sunlight. It is a…
Human Microbiota and Microbioma : in vitro Culturing Approaches
The Human Microbiota present in the body Trillions of microorganisms habit the human body. Bacteria, fungi, viruses and archaea that are part of the human microbiota colonize the skin, the…
Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Beyond Histological Diagnosis: Ex-vivo Culturing and 3D Bioengineered model
Skeletal Muscle: Overview, Histology, and Pathology Muscle tissue represents one of the four tissue in the human body with the epithelial tissue, connective tissue, and nervous tissue. Embryologically, the muscle…
Intestinal Biopsies Beyond Histological Diagnosis: Ex-vivo Culturing and Precision Cut Slices for Precision Pharmacology
Intestine: Overview, Histology and Pathology The intestine is the largest part of the alimentary canal, which is part of the gastrointestinal tract (also called ‘gut’) that, with accessory glands, form…
Liver Biopsies Beyond Histological Diagnosis: Ex-vivo Culturing and Precision Cut Slices for Precision Pharmacology
The Liver: Overview, Histology and Pathology The liver (Fig. 1) is the largest organ in the human body and responsible for 1stand 2ndpass metabolism, where it is the nexus for…
Medium injection & medium perfusion solutions for microfluidics
This review is related to medium injection and medium perfusion solutions for microfluidics. It explains different methods and techniques (active and passive) as an introduction to perfusion for live-cell imaging.…