3D In Vitro Human Organ Mimicry Devices for Drug Discovery, Development, and Assessment

Figure 7

3D convoluted renal proximal tubule on a chip. (a) Schematic of a nephron highlighting the convoluted proximal tubule; (b, c) corresponding schematics and images of different steps in the fabrication of 3D convoluted, perusable proximal tubules; (d–f) a 3D rendering of the printed convoluted proximal tubule acquired by confocal microscopy. Reproduced (or adapted) with permission [47], ©2016, Nature.

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