Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a serious and progressive lung disease which is possibly life-
threatening. It causes lung scarring and affects lung functions including epithelial cell injury …

Human lungs are organs with an intricate hierarchical structure and complex composition;
lungs also present heterogeneous mechanical properties that impose dynamic stress on …

Tissue engineering has markedly matured since its early beginnings in the 1980s. In
addition to the original goal to regenerate damaged organs, the field has started to explore …

Organoids are complex multicellular three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models that are
designed to allow accurate studies of the molecular processes and pathologies of human …

Morphogenetic events during development shape the body plan and establish structural
foundations for tissue forms and functions. Acquiring spatiotemporal information of …

The global burden of respiratory diseases is very high and still on the rise, prompting the
need for accurate models for basic and translational research. Several model systems are …

The substantial socioeconomic burden of lung diseases, recently highlighted by the
disastrous impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, accentuates the …

Organoids are three-dimensional self-organizing structures formed by adult tissue stem cells
or pluripotent stem cells. They recapitulate cell-cell, cell-niche interactions in tissue …

Tobacco smoking has been established to contribute to the pathogenesis of various
respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer …

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become a global pandemic and has severely affected …