Migration of liver and kidney explants inside trapezoidal PDMS microchannels
Abstract(#br)We compared the migration of liver and kidney explants, harvested from chicken embryos, cultivated inside trapezoidal microchannels and onto flat samples made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). In all cases, liver migration was faster and greater than kidney migration. The microchannels enhanced 3D migration when compared to the flat samples, which made only 2D migration possible. However, migration velocity was found to be higher in 2D than in 3D migration.