Reconfigurable microfluidic hanging drop network for multi-tissue interaction and analysis

Olivier Frey; Patrick M. Misun; David A. Fluri; Jan G. Hengstler; Andreas Hierlemann

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journal article Jun 30, 2014

Reconfigurable microfluidic hanging drop network for multi-tissue interaction and analysis

Olivier Frey

Patrick M. Misun

David A. Fluri Jan G. Hengstler Andreas Hierlemann

Nature Communications Vol. 5 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Jun 30, 2014
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Olivier Frey

Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland

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Patrick M. Misun

Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Bio Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland

Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland

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Olivier Frey, Patrick M. Misun, David A. Fluri, et al. (2014). Reconfigurable microfluidic hanging drop network for multi-tissue interaction and analysis. Nature Communications, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5250

Reconfigurable microfluidic hanging drop network for multi-tissue interaction and analysis

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