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.