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Bernese researchers create sophisticated lung-on-chip – EurekAlert

In collaboration with clinical partners from the Inselspital, researchers from the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Research of the University of Bern have developed…

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IMAGE: Immunostaining of patients cell cultures on a second-generation lung-on-chip.
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Credit: Pauline Zamprogno, ARTORG Center for Biological Engineering Research
The lung is a complex organ whose main function is to exchange gases. It is the largest organ in the human body and plays a key role in the oxygenation of all the organs. Due to its structure, cellular composition and dynamic microenvironment, is difficult to mimic in vitro.
A specialized laboratory of the ARTORG Center for…

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