Hybrid Nanotech Device Mimics Blood-Brain Barrier

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  • TBMG-28941
Published May 01, 2018 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Researchers have fabricated an artificial device reproducing a 1:1 scale model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the anatomical and functional structure that protects the central nervous system from external substances, such as contaminants, but also drugs when they are injected intravenously into the body. The device, which is a combination of artificial and biological components, will be fundamental for studying new therapeutic strategies to overcome blood-brain barrier and treat brain diseases, such as tumors.