3B: Blood Brain-Barrier Interacting with Brain Tumor Cells 1

3B: Blood Brain-Barrier Interacting with Brain Tumor Cells 1

Kimberly Bennett

Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

These images showcase brain blood vessels, which is called the ‘blood-brain barrier’, and their interactions with brain tumor cells, all within a microfluidic device. These images model “diffuse midline glioma”, which is a fatal childhood brain tumor that is ‘diffuse,’ meaning the tumor is dispersed rather in just one area, making it difficult to tumor treat.

 

Purple splatter riddled with glowing specks

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