Organ on a Chip
- Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 2.0 approved computer-based and experimental alternatives to animals to test new drugs.
- An organ-on-a-chip is a small device containing human cells that are used to mimic the environment in human organs, including blood flow and breathing movements, serving as synthetic environments in which to test new drugs.
- It simulates the activities, mechanics and physiological response of an entire organ or an organ system.
- In drug development, it is seen as an exciting in vitro alternative to assess the safety and efficacy of ....
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