Traditional animal models and simplified cell cultures often fail to capture human biology, limiting progress in biomedical research and drug development. Emerging microfluidic "Organ-on-Chip" ...

What is an Organ-on-a-Chip? An organ-on-a-chip is a microfluidic device that simulates the key functions and physiological responses of a specific human organ or organ system on a miniaturized scale.

Advances in human‑relevant in vitro models are changing how researchers approach preclinical drug testing, with growing interest in platforms that better reflect the complexity of living systems. As ...

There is growing evidence to suggest a link between diabetes and dementia, however, previous research relying on animal models and cell cultures fail to fully capture the complexity of interactions ...

A £500,000 GlucoBrain project will study how diabetes impacts brain function using a multi-organ chip linking the brain, gut, ...

A University of Bath-led project has secured £500,000 to develop a first-of-its-kind 'organ-on-chip' device that replicates ...

So-called organs-on-a-chip have become an important way to test the effects of chemicals or radiation on different kinds of cells. Now researchers are scrambling to build whole body-on-a-chip devices ...

Organs-on-chips (OoCs) represent a revolutionary advancement in the study of human physiology and disease, offering an in vitro microphysiological environment that mimics the functions of human organs ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has long been difficult to treat because scientists still do ...

Dr. Vadim Jucaud's lab at the Terasaki Institute has introduced a new organ-on-a-chip platform that recapitulates age-dependent immune responses, offering a more accurate testing bed for evaluating ...

The AVATAR investigation on NASA's Artemis II will utilize organ chips to study how the astronauts' own cells respond to the hostile deep-space environment. Credit: Emulate When the Artemis II ...