Microfluidic chips that mimic physiological processes are becoming valuable tools for studying human organs and developing treatments for diseases. These microchips, called organs-on-chips, serve as miniature labs of sorts for investigating organs in vitro.
Microchips that mimic organs such as the lungs, kidneys, and heart have been developed. While microchips of the brain exist, none accurately model the different regions of the brain. Such chips could aid in developing treatments for neurological disorders.
“Roughly 26% of the U.S. healthcare budget is spent on neurological and psychiatric disorders,” says Kit Parker, the Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Univ. “Tools to support the development of therapeutics to alleviate the suffering of...
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