Ο πλακούντας αναπτύσσεται κατά τη διάρκεια της εγκυμοσύνης ώστε να μπορεί να λαμβάνει το έμβρυο οξυγόνο και θρεπτικά components από τη μητέρα. Τώρα, international team of scientists managed to create a placenta in the form of a chip to study in depth the vital mode of.
Artificial placenta mimics the transfer of substances from the mother to the fetus as normal.
Because it can be dangerous for the fetus to examine the placenta during pregnancy, the innovative achievement can serve numerous diagnostic and research purposes.
Until now, scientists were studying placental function only in experimental animals or in standard cell models developed in the laboratory.
The placenta on chip includes maternal cells and fetal cells derived from the umbilical cord.
A related study is published in the inspection Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.
