image: A 3D-printed microfluidic device enables the instantaneous formation of a functional artificial blood vessel (called vesseloid). Microfluidic chip (top), vesseloid (bottom). This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 12th, 2019, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by L. Andrique at Laboratoire de l'Angiogenèse et du Microenvironnement des Cancers in Pessac, France, and colleagues was titled, 'A model of guided cell self-organization for rapid and spontaneous formation of functional vessels.' view more
Credit: Gaelle Recher