The importance of shear stress in biology

The importance of shear stress in biology

Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. Water is stored both within and outside the cells, constituting what is known as intracellular and extracellular fluids. The extracellular fluids can be mainly classified into interstitial fluid, contained within...
Organ on a chip 101

Organ on a chip 101

INTRODUCTION In vitro cell culture platforms are essential for modern research, clinical studies, and drug development. For more than a century, the petri dish has been the corner stone of in vitro cell culture. The inventor of this technology, Julius Richard Petri,...