Engineering a Multilayer Microfluidic Airway-On-A-Chip with Tunable GelMA Hydrogel for Physiologically Relevant Aerosol Exposure Studies
Tanya J. Bennet, Avineet Randhawa, Alex Pieters, Tara M. Caffrey, Tanya Solomon, Eric Lyall, Ryan D. Huff, Carley Schwartz, Yu Xi, Christopher Carlsten, Karen C. Cheung
This paper develops a microfluidic airway-on-a-chip with GelMA hydrogel for studying smoke-induced airway responses, showing inflammatory and fibrotic effects from TGF-β1 and wood smoke exposure.
Scientific Reports · Sep 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering