Publications by authors named "Joanna Pawlikowska"
Article Synopsis
- The prohibition against commercializing human body parts is inconsistent and has many exceptions, leading to potential exploitation of altruistic donors.
- Current practices allow for profit from HBM-derived products, which deprives donors of benefits while exposing them to exploitation.
- To improve this situation, options include enforcing prohibitions on commercialization more strictly or creating transparent rules that empower donors while allowing for limited commercialization under specific conditions.
Microphysiological systems: analysis of the current status, challenges and commercial future.
Microphysiol Syst
November 2018
The field of microphysiological systems (or organs-on-a-chip) experienced, in the past decade, a surge in publications and efforts towards commercialization. Such systems hold the promise to advance drug discovery, diagnostics, and many other areas. In this review we summarize and analyze the current status of the field, describe the commercial advances and discuss standing challenges and the commercial outlook of the field.
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