New book chapter · Academic Press
Microfluidic Platforms for Body-on-a-Chip Systems
Small channels, big questions
Ken-ichiro Kamei has coauthored “Recent trends in microfluidic platforms for body-on-a-chip systems” with Kanako Matsumoto, Yukiko T. Matsunaga, Min Park, and Shuichi Takayama. The chapter is part of Body-on-a-Chip: Essentials and Applications, published by Academic Press.
Microfluidic platforms use tiny channels to guide fluids around living tissues. They help researchers create controlled environments for studying how tissues function and interact.
What the chapter explores
The chapter brings together technical overviews and insights from small-group discussions. It examines established chip designs and emerging approaches, including:
- Compartmentalized channels, porous membranes, and patterned hydrogels.
- Organoids, 3D bioprinting, and flexible electronics.
- Connecting organs and sensors while addressing scale and throughput.
- Balancing standardized validation with room for new platform designs.
It also considers inspiration from nature, conservation, and other fields for future microphysiological systems.
Why this matters
Body-on-a-chip research is about more than making smaller devices: it asks how engineered environments can help us investigate living systems. This chapter offers an accessible route into the design choices and open questions behind that goal.
It is a technical overview and discussion-based contribution, not a report of a completed clinical device.
Read the chapter
Recent trends in microfluidic platforms for body-on-a-chip systems
Body-on-a-Chip: Essentials and Applications, Chapter 4, pp. 41–49. Academic Press (2027).
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-16110-0.00030-3
ScienceDirect lists the chapter as available online on 23 October 2026, with a bibliographic publication year of 2027. Full-text access may require an institutional subscription or purchase.
