Microscale techniques have been applied to biological assays for nearly two decades, but
haven't been widely integrated as common tools in biological laboratories. The significant …

Microfluidic devices for cell culture based assays provide new types of engineered
microenvironments and new methods for controlling and quantifying cellular responses to …

Formation of air bubbles is a serious obstacle to a successful operation of a long-term
microfluidic systems using cell culture. We developed a microscale bubble trap that can be …

The liver is the largest internal organ in mammals, serving a wide spectrum of vital functions.
Loss of liver function due to drug toxicity or viral infection is a major cause of death in the …

A comprehensive overview of biodegradable polymers, covering everything from synthesis,
characterization, and degradation mechanisms while also introducing useful applications …

Periodontal tissue engineering is expected to overcome the limitations associated with the
existing regenerative techniques for the treatment of periodontal defects involving alveolar …

We report proof of principle here of a gel encapsulation technique that departs from the
minimum surface area to volume restriction of spherical microcapsules and allows gelation …

Engineering living systems on chips is an emerging direction with a goal to mimic
physiologically accurate biological functions that can be applied to a diversity of …

Caco-2 cells usually require 21 days of culture for developing sufficient differentiation in
traditional two-dimensional Transwell culture, deviating far away from the quick …

Emerging nanotechnologies have, and will continue to have, a major impact on the
pharmaceutical industry. Their influence on a drug′ s life cycle, inception to delivery, is …