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Title: Steady-state monitoring of oxygen in a high-throughput organ-on-chip platform enables rapid and non-invasive assessment of drug-induced nephrotoxicity
Measurement of steady-state oxygen levels in a high-throughput organ-on-chip platform enabled rapid and non-invasive monitoring of dose and time-dependent injury responses of human kidney cells to cisplatin, a drug with toxic effects in the kidney.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1804787
PAR ID:
10537442
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Analyst
Volume:
148
Issue:
14
ISSN:
0003-2654
Page Range / eLocation ID:
3204 to 3216
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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