Microfluidics

Multiorgan Microphysiological Systems as Tools to Interrogate Interorgan Crosstalk and Complex Diseases

Introduction MPS (Multiorgan Microphysiological Systems) have evolved from tools to reduce animal experimentation and improve preclinical toxicity assessments to an…

3 years ago

Microfluidic organ-on-chip system for multi-analyte monitoring of metabolites in 3D cell cultures

Introduction The researchers created a microfluidic organ-on-chip solution with integrated electrochemical microsensor arrays enabling compartmentalized matrix-based organoid culture from single…

3 years ago

Pumpless, modular, microphysiological systems enabling tunable perfusion for long-term cultivation of endothelialized lumens

Introduction The authors present a simple and modular Microphysiological system without the use of complex components consisting of 1) a…

4 years ago

Facilitating implementation of organs-on-chips by open platform technology

Introduction Many Organ-on-Chip platforms are still not robust for all cell types, are not reproducible from experiment to experiment or…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Co-culture With Human Breast Adipocytes Differentially Regulates Protein Abundance in Breast Cancer Cells

Introduction In postmenopausal women, fat mass and adipose-tissue mass (see Human Breast Adipocytes) are closely linked to obesity and breast…

4 years ago

Organ-on-Chips for Studying Tissue Barriers: Standard Techniques and a Novel Method for Including Porous Membranes Within Microfluidic Devices

Introduction Organ-on-Chips for Studying Tissue Barriers - Disruption of cell-formed tissue barriers is an essential part of many diseases' pathophysiology.…

4 years ago

Isolation, Integration, and Culture of Human Mature Adipocytes Leveraging Organ-on-Chip Technology

Introduction Obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities are on the rise globally, necessitating the development of novel treatments. White adipose tissue (WAT)…

4 years ago