- English version
- Articles
- Life Sciences
- Other life sciences
- Advanced heart-on-a-chip
Related posts
-
Organs from the laboratory
Depending on the purposes for which an artificial organ is obtained, it may resemble a natural organ to varying degrees. Therefore, different strategies for reproducing the work of organs and their systems are suitable for different tasks.
17 July 2015 -
Thrombosis-on-a-chip
The study of thrombosis on a model of the circulatory system will help pharmaceutical companies come up with more effective ways to treat diseases such as deep vein thrombosis, without harming living beings.
24 June 2015 -
Homunculi instead of guinea pigs
The idea of creating an "artificial human" Homunculus is simple and this makes it even more ingenious: to place human cells on a plate the size of a credit card and combine them with a system of "vessels" in the likeness of a living organism.
03 June 2015 -
24 million for the development of an "organism-on-a-chip"
The aim of the new project is to develop an "organism-on-a–chip" - a system of miniature analogues of human organs designed to simulate the body's reactions to chemical and biological agents and develop therapies.
24 April 2015 -
"Heart-on-a-chip" will facilitate drug development
The chip is approximately 2.5 cm long, on the surface of which the cardiomyocyte system pulsates – an effective model of human heart tissue suitable for screening and testing of drugs.
12 March 2015