Membrane-Free Alveolus-on-a-Chip via Biodegradable Scaffold Recapitulates Interstitial Mechanics, Immune Trafficking, and Aerosolized mRNA Delivery
Jaewon Choi, Huy Hoang Nguyen, Abbas Jalili, Matthew Andersen, Si-Yang Zheng
This paper introduces a membrane-free alveoli-on-a-chip using biodegradable scaffolds that mimics interstitial mechanics, immune trafficking, and aerosolized mRNA delivery in human alveoli.
bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering