N. Schneider-Daum

The paper shows that co-culturing fibroblasts with pneumocytes enhances epithelial markers and barrier function, while fibroblasts upregulate IL-6 and other factors, suggesting mutual regulation in alveolar regeneration.

This paper introduces a second-generation lung-on-a-chip with a stretchable biological membrane that better mimics the lung parenchyma and air-blood barrier, preserving barrier properties for three weeks.