A microfluidic platform reveals: Active mechanobiological fluid pumping via kidney cells

May 7, 2022

The interplay between mechanical forces that result in kidney epithelial fluid transport is not fully understood. In this week's research…

Microfluidics and AI meet to discover the association between cell morpho-rheological properties and depressive disorders

May 5, 2022

Abstract "Pathophysiological landmarks of depressive disorders are chronic low-grade inflammation and elevated glucocorticoid output. Both can potentially interfere with cytoskeleton…

A microfluidic tool for assessing the factors involved in kidney stone formation

April 30, 2022

Abstract "The increasing prevalence of urolithiasis in industrialized societies triggered considerable interest in how various species found in urine regulate…

Microfluidic gastrointestinal tissue-mimetic microenvironments for long-term organoid culture

April 27, 2022

Abstract "Matrigel, a mouse tumor extracellular matrix protein mixture, is an indispensable component of most organoid tissue culture. However, it…

An anisotropic hydrogel for visual heart-on-a-chip construction

April 23, 2022

Abstract "Heart-on-a-chip plays an important role in revealing the biological mechanism and developing new drugs for cardiomyopathy. Tremendous efforts have…