African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12513

Review

Review of microfluidics approaches to mimic the kidney

Zach Odeh
  • Zach Odeh
  • Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Western Section Lvshun South Road, Lvshun 116044, China.
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Hongli Lin
  • Hongli Lin
  • Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Western Section Lvshun South Road, Lvshun 116044, China.
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  •  Received: 28 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 27 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 July 2019

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