Tissue Chip (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Tissue Chip

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Researchers at the University of Rochester are developing microphysiological systems (MPS)— small chips with ultrathin membranes supporting 3D networks of human cells, also known as “tissue chips”—to understand and treat neurological symptoms such as brain fog associated with respiratory diseases like influenza.

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J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester

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