[HTML][HTML] Human organs-on-chips for disease modelling, drug development and personalized medicine

DE Ingber - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
The failure of animal models to predict therapeutic responses in humans is a major problem
that also brings into question their use for basic research. Organ-on-a-chip (organ chip) …

[HTML][HTML] Vascularized organoids on a chip: strategies for engineering organoids with functional vasculature

S Zhang, Z Wan, RD Kamm - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Human organoids, self-organized and differentiated from homogenous pluripotent stem cells
(PSC), replicate the key structural and functional characteristics of their in vivo counterparts …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-on-a-chip: from bioinspired design to biomedical application

X Liu, J Fang, S Huang, X Wu, X Xie, J Wang… - Microsystems & …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of human death, despite enormous efforts to explore
cancer biology and develop anticancer therapies. The main challenges in cancer research …

Applications of surface modification technologies in nanomedicine for deep tumor penetration

Z Li, X Shan, Z Chen, N Gao, W Zeng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impermeable barrier of solid tumors due to the complexity of their components limits the
treatment effect of nanomedicine and hinders its clinical translation. Several methods are …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro grafting of hepatic spheroids and organoids on a microfluidic vascular bed

F Bonanini, D Kurek, S Previdi, A Nicolas, D Hendriks… - Angiogenesis, 2022 - Springer
With recent progress in modeling liver organogenesis and regeneration, the lack of
vasculature is becoming the bottleneck in progressing our ability to model human hepatic …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-on-chip modeling of organ-specific cancer and metastasis

N Del Piccolo, VS Shirure, Y Bi… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Every year, cancer claims millions of lives around the globe. Unfortunately, model systems
that accurately mimic human oncology–a requirement for the development of more effective …

Retina in a dish: Cell cultures, retinal explants and animal models for common diseases of the retina

S Schnichels, F Paquet-Durand, M Löscher… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For many retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma,
and diabetic retinopathy (DR), the exact pathogenesis is still unclear. Moreover, the currently …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose stem cells in regenerative medicine: looking forward

S Al-Ghadban, M Artiles, BA Bunnell - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Over the last decade, stem cell-based regenerative medicine has progressed to clinical
testing and therapeutic applications. The applications range from infusions of autologous …

3D Biomimetic Models to Reconstitute Tumor Microenvironment In Vitro: Spheroids, Organoids, and Tumor‐on‐a‐Chip

W Li, Z Zhou, X Zhou, BL Khoo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of efforts in engineering in vitro cancer models have advanced drug discovery and
the insight into cancer biology. However, the establishment of preclinical models that enable …

Cell culture models to study retinal pigment epithelium-related pathogenesis in age-related macular degeneration

K Bharti, AI den Hollander, A Lakkaraju, D Sinha… - Experimental eye …, 2022 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that affects the macula–the central
part of the retina. It is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the elderly. AMD onset is …