[HTML][HTML] On-chip modeling of tumor evolution: Advances, challenges and opportunities

C Li, JB Holman, Z Shi, B Qiu, W Ding - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor evolution is the accumulation of various tumor cell behaviors from tumorigenesis to
tumor metastasis and is regulated by the tumor microenvironment (TME). However, the …

Recent progress of organ-on-a-chip towards cardiovascular diseases: advanced design, fabrication, and applications

H Wu, S Shi, Y Liu, Q Zhang, RHW Lam, CT Lim… - Biofabrication, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of death worldwide, leading to
increased medical care costs. To turn the scale, it is essential to acquire a more in-depth and …

Microfluidic droplet-assisted fabrication of vessel-supported tumors for preclinical drug discovery

Y Wu, Y Zhao, Y Zhou, K Islam… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
High-fidelity in vitro tumor models are important for preclinical drug discovery processes.
Currently, the most commonly used model for in vitro drug testing remains the two …

Hierarchical vessel network-supported tumor model-on-a-chip constructed by induced spontaneous anastomosis

Y Zhou, Y Wu, R Paul, X Qin, Y Liu - ACS applied materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The vascular system in living tissues is a highly organized system that consists of vessels
with various diameters for nutrient delivery and waste transport. In recent years, many vessel …

Acoustofluidic Engineering of Functional Vessel-on-a-Chip

Y Wu, Y Zhao, K Islam, Y Zhou, S Omidi… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Construction of in vitro vascular models is of great significance to various biomedical
research, such as pharmacokinetics and hemodynamics, and thus is an important direction …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic vascular models of tumor cell extravasation

S Kim, Z Wan, JS Jeon, RD Kamm - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Emerging microfluidic disease models have amply demonstrated their value in many fields
of cancer research. These in vitro technologies recapitulate key aspects of metastatic …

Understanding organotropism in cancer metastasis using microphysiological systems

J Ko, J Song, Y Lee, N Choi, HN Kim - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer metastasis, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, remains a complex
challenge in medical science. Stephen Paget's “seed and soil theory” introduced the …

Organoid-on-a-chip: Current challenges, trends, and future scope toward medicine

Z Li, Q Li, C Zhou, K Lu, Y Liu, L Xuan, X Wang - Biomicrofluidics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In vitro organoid models, typically defined as 3D multicellular aggregates, have been
extensively used as a promising tool in drug screening, disease progression research, and …

[HTML][HTML] Application of microfluidic chips in the simulation of the urinary system microenvironment

C Hou, Y Gu, W Yuan, W Zhang, X Xiu, J Lin, Y Gao… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
The urinary system, comprising the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, has a unique
mechanical and fluid microenvironment, which is essential to the urinary system growth and …

Microfluidic-based isolation of circulating tumor cells with high-efficiency and high-purity

F Wu, X Kong, Y Liu, S Wang, Z Chen, X Hou - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from complex biological samples is of
paramount significance for advancing cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. However …