The investigators focused on alveoli, the small air sacs at the ends of lung airways. (sciencedaily.com)
Asthma is a chronic disease in which lung airways become swollen and narrow, making it difficult for air to move in and out of lungs. (sciencedaily.com)
The company is currently working with a major pharmaceutical firm to print lung airways for use in testing medications to combat airway fibrosis, a condition that kills 100,000 Americans a year. (canadianbusiness.com)