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Biomedical devices

Placenta-on-a-chip simulates nutrient transport between mother and foetus

12 Oct 2022
Sarah Du
Modelling disease: Senior author Sarah Du and colleagues have created a novel microfluidic device that could help develop life-saving treatments for placental malaria. (Courtesy: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University)
Researchers in the US have developed a “placenta-on-a-chip” that closely mimics the molecular ex

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