Biomedical applications of microfluidic devices: a review

G Gharib, İ Bütün, Z Muganlı, G Kozalak, İ Namlı… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Both passive and active microfluidic chips are used in many biomedical and chemical
applications to support fluid mixing, particle manipulations, and signal detection. Passive …

Engineering vascularized organoid-on-a-chip models

VS Shirure, CCW Hughes… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Recreating human organ–level function in vitro is a rapidly evolving field that integrates
tissue engineering, stem cell biology, and microfluidic technology to produce 3D organoids …

Bone marrow niches of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells

O Kandarakov, A Belyavsky, E Semenova - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mammalian hematopoietic system is remarkably efficient in meeting an organism's vital
needs, yet is highly sensitive and exquisitely regulated. Much of the organismal control over …

Trabecular bone organoid model for studying the regulation of localized bone remodeling

Y Park, E Cheong, JG Kwak, R Carpenter, JH Shim… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Trabecular bone maintains physiological homeostasis and consistent structure and mass
through repeated cycles of bone remodeling by means of tightly localized regulation. The …

Cancer-on-chip models for metastasis: importance of the tumor microenvironment

M Jouybar, CM de Winde, K Wolf, P Friedl… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract Cancer-on-chip (CoC) models, based on microfluidic chips harboring chambers for
3D tumor-cell culture, enable us to create a controlled tumor microenvironment (TME). CoC …

Electrochemical sensing of oxygen metabolism for a three-dimensional cultured model with biomimetic vascular flow

Y Nashimoto, R Mukomoto, T Imaizumi, T Terai… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microphysiological systems (MPSs) with three-dimensional (3D) cultured models have
attracted considerable interest because of their potential to mimic human health and disease …

Organoids as innovative models for bone and Joint diseases

J Huang, L Zhang, A Lu, C Liang - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bone is one of the key components of the musculoskeletal system. Bone and joint disease
are the fourth most widespread disease, in addition to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and …

Engineering approaches for cardiac organoid formation and their characterization

B Joddar, SL Natividad-Diaz, AE Padilla… - Translational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiac organoids are 3-dimensional (3D) structures composed of tissue or niche-specific
cells, obtained from diverse sources, encapsulated in either a naturally derived or synthetic …

Opportunities for Microphysiological Systems in Toxicity Testing of New Drug Modalities

TI Maulana, NR Wevers, T Kristoforus… - Annual Review of …, 2025 - annualreviews.org
New drug modalities offer life-saving benefits for patients through access to previously
undruggable targets. Yet these modalities pose a challenge for the pharmaceutical industry …

Viscoelasticity, like forces, plays a role in mechanotransduction

CT Mierke - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Viscoelasticity and its alteration in time and space has turned out to act as a key element in
fundamental biological processes in living systems, such as morphogenesis and motility …