'Body-on-a-chip' Device (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

'Body-on-a-chip' Device

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The "Body-on-a-chip" device is a novel in vitro human model without the use of people or animals for drug discovery. This chip allows recapitulating the side effect of anti-cancer drug on human heart cells before expensive clinical trials.

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Kyoto University iCeMS

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