Fig. 2. Illustration of the assembly of the microfluidic chip of prototype B. A. The PDMS microfluidic chip produced using a silicon/SU8 mould. B. After punching the holes for loading culture medium into the lateral channels using a 1 mm skin biopsy puncher. C. After attaching the porous membrane to ARcare®. D. After removal of the upper layer from ARcare® and attachment of the porous membrane. E. After attaching the porous membrane with ARcare® to the microfluidic chamber. F. The microfluidic chip is ready for loading. Scale bars: 5 mm.
