US Patent Issued to The Johns Hopkins University on Oct. 20 for "Novel, organ-on-a-chip device for assessing trans-epithelial transport, and uses thereof" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,807, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Novel, organ-on-a-chip device for assessing trans-epithelial transport, and uses thereof" was invented by Sean X. Sun (Baltimore) and Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention relate to devices and methods for measuring a fluidic flux and a fluidic pressure through a tissue layer. Related devices include: a first micro-patterned layer; a second micro-patterned layer attached to the first micro-patterned layer; a porous membrane disposed between the first micro-patterned layer and the second micro-pa...