3D In Vitro Human Organ Mimicry Devices for Drug Discovery, Development, and Assessment

Figure 17

Integrated heart/cancer on a chip, (a, b) Communication between liver cancer cells and healthy heart cells through exchange of metabolites and the side effects of an anticancer drug. (c) Photograph of an actual iHCC fabricated on a glass slide. Reproduced (or adapted) with permission [100], ©2017, Royal Society of Chemistry.

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