Researchers have created "mini-placentas," which serve as biological models of the initial phases of placental development. This laboratory-created artificial placental organoid has the potential ...

In the human placenta, there are placental villi, and the surface of the villi consists of syncytiotrophoblast, also called barrier cells, that serve as the main barrier against foreign substances.

The epithelial lining of our intestine is organized in a crypt-villi architecture and serves many essential functions including maintenance ... Kaustav is utilizing photo-responsive hydrogel system in ...