Human Lung Chip: Fighting Viruses Is As Easy as Breathing - SciTechDaily

Human Lung Chip reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing of potential therapeutics for respiratory diseases, including COVID-19. The average person will take more than 600 million breaths over the course of th…

The Human Alveolus Chip contains hollow side channels that allow suction to be applied to the chips, applying cyclic strain that mimics the motions of normal human breathing (left). A permeable membr… [+13674 chars]

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