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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Rashi Iyer, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jen-Huang Huang, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Pulak Nath, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jennifer Harris, Los Alamos, NM (US);
John P. Wikswo, Jr., Brentwood, TN (US);
Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a device that can be used to mimic the biochemical and physiological actions of a lung organ. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of components that are included in the device as well as methods of making and using the device. Further disclosed are platform device embodiments and various components used therein that can be used in combination with the lung organ devices disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the disclosed devices can be used to determine drug toxicity and also can be used with one or more disease models to determine methods of treating disease.