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  "id": 8288613,
  "title": "Curved by Design: Applying Microfluidic Principles for Nonplanar and Planar Suspended Tissue Patterning to the Development of Bladder Models with Tunable Mechanics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/curved-by-design-applying-microfluidic-principles-for-nonplanar-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.11.751043v1?rss=1"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cells in vivo exist in a complex environment where they receive chemical and physical cues from neighboring cells and the extracellular matrix. Suspended, three dimensional (3D) cell culture enables the study of mechanical signals in a controlled in vitro setting where cells can exert forces on the extracellular matrix, and mechanical stimulation can be externally applied. In addition to…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Microfluidic device simulates human tissue and offers an alternative to animal testing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/microfluidic-device-simulates-human-tissue-and-offers-an-alternative",
        "published": "2026-09-17T21:20:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}