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ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Musculoskeletal Organs-on-Chips: An Emerging Platform for Studying the Nanotechnology-Biology Interface.

Yuwen Wang, Patrick Yung, Gang Lu, Yuwei Liu, Changhai Ding, Chuanbin Mao, Zhong Alan Li, Rocky S Tuan

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In one paragraph

Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Yuwen WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Patrick YungCenter for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine, Hong Kong Science Park, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Gang LuCenter for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine, Hong Kong Science Park, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Yuwei LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Changhai DingClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510260, China.
Chuanbin MaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-8142-3659
Zhong Alan LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-6009-629X
Rocky S TuanCenter for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine, Hong Kong Science Park, NT, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6067-6705
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

Chinese University of Hong Kong 4055182Innovation and Technology Commission - Hong KongNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFE0209700National Natural Science Foundation of China 82302753Research Grants Council of Hong Kong S.A.R. of the People's Republic of China 24203523Shenzhen Science and Technology Project JCYJ20210324102815040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanotechnology-based approaches are promising for the treatment of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, which present significant clinical burdens and challenges, but their clinical translation requires a deep understanding of the complex interplay between nanotechnology and MSK biology. Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) systems have emerged as an innovative and versatile microphysiological platform to replicate the dynamics of tissue microenvironment for studying nanotechnology-biology interactions. This review first covers recent advances and applications of MSK OoCs and their ability to mimic the biophysical and biochemical stimuli encountered by MSK tissues. Next, by integrating nanotechnology into MSK OoCs, cellular responses and tissue behaviors may be investigated by precisely controlling and manipulating the nanoscale environment. Analysis of MSK disease mechanisms, particularly bone, joint, and muscle tissue degeneration, and drug screening and development of personalized medicine may be greatly facilitated using MSK OoCs. Finally, future challenges and directions are outlined for the field, including advanced sensing technologies, integration of immune-active components, and enhancement of biomimetic functionality. By highlighting the emerging applications of MSK OoCs, this review aims to advance the understanding of the intricate nanotechnology-MSK biology interface and its significance in MSK disease management, and the development of innovative and personalized therapeutic and interventional strategies.

Indexed as

Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal SystemNanotechnologyAnimalsHumansmicrofluidicsmusculoskeletal diseasesnanotechnologyorgan‐on‐a‐chipregeneration

Identifiers

PMID38491868
PMCPMC11733728
OpenAlexW4392880722

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