3Rs Prize: A benchtop organ-on-a-chip fabrication method and an ex vivo model of focal demyelination

July 2022


The papers behind the pod:


  1. Ferreira DA et al. (2021). Alternative to Soft Lithography for the Fabrication of Organ-on-a-Chip Elastomeric-Based Devices and Microactuators. Advanced Science 8:2003273. 
  2. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202003273
  3. Eigel D et al. (2019). Cryogel scaffolds for regionally constrained delivery of lysophosphatidylcholine to central nervous system slice cultures: A model of focal demyelination for multiple sclerosis research. Acta Biomaterialia 97:216. 
  4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.08.030


It’s the third Thursday of July, and you’re listening to 3 Minute 3Rs, your monthly recap of efforts to replace, reduce, and refine the use of animals in research. This month, we’ve got a special double feature highlighting the publications commended in the International 3Rs Prize, awarded by the NC3Rs and sponsored by GSK. Follow this link for the full transcript: https://nc3rs.org.uk/3-minute-3rs-podcast-july-2022-transcript


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