Organ‑on‑a‑Chip Models Now Include the Cervix — Revealing New Clues About STIs

Organ‑on‑a‑Chip Models Now Include the Cervix — Revealing New Clues About STIs

New organ-on-a-chip recreates the cervix’s microbiome and immune system, revealing how bacteria shape STI infection risk.

Engineering Breakthrough: University of Delaware Helps Create First Immune-Capable Cervix-on-a-Chip

Researchers, including a biomedical engineering team from the University of Delaware, have developed a first-of-its-kind cervix-on-a-chip that replicates the human cervical environment—unlocking new insights into infection, immunity and women’s health.

'Cervix-on-a-Chip' Brings STI Research Closer to Real Human Biology

Studying sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has long been constrained by a fundamental problem: the available models fail to fully capture the complexity of the human body. Traditional cell cultures oversimplify biology, while animal models often do not accurately reflect human infection dynamics. Now, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and collaborators have developed the first immune-capable “cervix-on-a-chip,” a m…