Join the club for FREE to access the whole archive and other member benefits.

Body-on-a-chip includes heart, liver and lung organoids

09-Oct-2017

Key points from article :

Heart and liver toxicity is a major reason for drug candidate failures and drug recalls.

Liver and cardiac modules are created by bioprinting 3D hydrogel constructs.

Nutrient-filled liquid keeps the organoids alive and introduces potential drug therapies.

Drug's effect on one organ may circulate and effect a different organ.

Aims to reduce cost of failures earlier in pharmaceutical development.

The study was published in the Scientific Reports journal.

Mentioned in this article:

Click on resource name for more details.

Aleksander (Aleks) Skardal

Assistant Professor in Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Ohio State University.

Anthony Atala

Director of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Scientific Reports

Scientific Journal providing information from all areas of the natural sciences.

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM)

Research institute affiliated with Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Topics mentioned on this page:
Regenerative Medicine