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Lingyu Sun1, Feika Bian1, Dongyu Xu1

  • 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. yjzhao@seu.edu.cn.

Materials Horizons
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Biomaterials are crucial for developing advanced organs-on-chips, microfluidic devices mimicking human organ functions. This review highlights their role in creating better models for drug testing and understanding diseases.

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