In:
International Journal of Bioprinting, AccScience Publishing, Vol. 7, No. 3 ( 1970-01-01), p. 370-
Abstract:
Heart diseases have become the main killer threatening human health, and various methods have been developed to study heart disease. Among them, heart-on-a-chip has emerged in recent years as a method for constructing disease (or normal) models in vitro and is considered as a promising tool to study heart diseases. Compared with other methods, the advantages of heart-on-a-chip include the high portability, high throughput, and the capability to mimic microenvironments in vivo. It has shown a great potential in disease mechanism study and drug screening. In this paper, we review the recent advances in hearton-a-chip, including the fabrication methods (e.g., 3D bioprinting) and biomedical applications. By analyzing the structure of the existing heart-on-a-chip, we proposed that a highly integrated heart-on-a-chip includes four elements: Microfluidic chips, cells/microtissues, microactuators to construct the microenvironment, and microsensors for results readout. Finally, the current challenges and future directions of heart-on-a-chip are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2424-7723
,
2424-8002
DOI:
10.18063/ijb.v7i3.370
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
AccScience Publishing
Publication Date:
1970
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2834694-4
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