Human gut-on-a-chip technology: will this revolutionize our understanding of IBD and future treatments?

Jaewon Lee; Jin-Ha Choi; Hyun Jung Kim

doi:10.1080/17474124.2016.1200466

Human gut-on-a-chip technology: will this revolutionize our understanding of IBD and future treatments?

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Aug;10(8):883-5. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2016.1200466. Epub 2016 Jun 22.

Authors

Jaewon Lee¹, Jin-Ha Choi¹, Hyun Jung Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Biomedical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , TX , USA.

PMID: 27291426
DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2016.1200466

No abstract available

Keywords: Gut-on-a-chip; faecal microbiota transplantation; gut microbiome; inflammatory bowel disease; microphysiological system; personalized medicine; therapeutics.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomimetic Materials
Diffusion of Innovation
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Gastrointestinal Tract* / microbiology
Gastrointestinal Tract* / physiopathology
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / microbiology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / physiopathology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / therapy*
Lab-On-A-Chip Devices*
Microchip Analytical Procedures*
Micromanipulation
Translational Research, Biomedical