Placenta-on-a-chip test shows how caffeine passes from mother to baby

The placenta may be one of the least understood organs in the human body, but it's important to study considering the health of a developing fetus depends on it. Researchers at Iowa State University have used microfluidic models of the organ – a placenta-on-a-chip – to see if, and how much, caffeine can cross from mother to baby.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Artificial organs
• Caffeine
• Cells
• Drugs
• Iowa State University
• Microfluidic
• Pregnancy

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2TUBYY4