Can microfluidics be used to create a more realistic in vitro model of the vaginal ectocervix to better understand bacterial vaginosis?

Sex Transm Infect. 2022 Feb;98(1):74. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055225. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Authors

Ashley Houlden¹, Ruth Mackay²

Affiliations

¹ Biomedical Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.
² Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK Ruth.MacKay@brunel.ac.uk.

No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial; microbiology; vaginosis; women.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cervix Uteri / microbiology*
Female
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Microfluidics / instrumentation
Microfluidics / methods*
Microfluidics / standards*
Vagina / microbiology
Vaginosis, Bacterial / microbiology*