Researchers develop placenta-on-a-chip
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the first placenta-on-a-chip that can fully model the transport of nutrients across the placental barrier. The flash-drive-sized device contains two layers of human cells that model the interface between mother and fetus. Microfluidic channels on either side of those layers allow researchers to study how molecules are […]