Brain-on-a-chip: A history of development and future perspective

• Published in: Biomicrofluidics Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 051301 - 51307
• Main Authors: Bang, Seokyoung, Jeong, Sohyeon, Choi, Nakwon, Kim, Hong Nam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.09.2019; AIP Publishing LLC
• Subjects: Brain; Human tissues

Since the advent of organ-on-a-chip, many researchers have tried to mimic the physiology of human tissue on an engineered platform. In the case of brain tissue, structural connections and cell–cell interactions are important factors for brain function. The recent development of brain-on-a-chip is an...