Development of a human COPD model-on-a-chip to mimic disease exacerbation (a small airway-on-a-chip model)

K. Hajipouran Benam, R. Villenave, C. Lucchesi, M. Mazur, G. Hamilton, D. Ingber (Boston, United States Of America)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Novel approaches and evidence for drug development in respiratory diseases
Session: Novel approaches and evidence for drug development in respiratory diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3340
Disease area: Airway diseases

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