Technical aspects of microphysiological systems (MPS) as a promising wet human-in-vivo simulator.

Microphysiological systems (MPS) are currently attracting a lot of interest from pharmaceutical companies worldwide. In the United States and European Union, several large government projects related to MPS have been initiated, and, in Japan, pharmaceutical companies interested in MPS are watching the recent trends and developments in the field. In July 2017, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development initiated a research program to develop chip-based MPS. In this review, we examine the technical aspects of commercializing chip-based MPS.

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