New range of lung-on-chip technologies represent the vital properties of lung tissue – News-Medical.Net

According to the National Institutes of Health, respiratory viruses are the most frequent cause of disease and death in humans, a fact highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the potential to cause severe disease, over 70% of viral infections remain asymptomatic.
Animal models have been used widely to understand how these viruses infect the host and how the host responds to prevent infection and the onset of diseases. Data based on animal models, however, do not always apply well to humans,…

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