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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Emerging Regenerative Medicine for Spinal Cord Injury: Spinal Cord Organoids-on-a-Chip.

Manzar Khan, Hyunjin Choi, Sareer Ahmad, Somin Lee, Jong-Chan Park, Inbo Han

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Manzar KhanDepartment of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam-si 13488, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0876-8025
Hyunjin ChoiDepartment of MetaBioHealth, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
Sareer AhmadDepartment of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam-si 13488, Republic of Korea.
Somin LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si 13496, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Chan ParkDepartment of MetaBioHealth, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
Inbo HanDepartment of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam-si 13488, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0834-9325

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) RS-2025-00515818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is among the most devastating neurological conditions worldwide, imposing substantial clinical, psychological, and socioeconomic burdens on affected individuals and healthcare services. However, a translational gap persists between preclinical findings and therapeutically relevant human applications, partly involving the limitations of conventional two-dimensional culture systems, which inadequately reproduce the complex three-dimensional structure of the spinal cord; and partly due to the fact that animal models differ from humans phylogenetically and physiologically. Recent advances in three-dimensional spinal cord organoids and organoid-on-a-chip microfluidic platforms have provided new opportunities to model human spinal cord biology with greater fidelity. This review discusses the clinical and socioeconomic burden of SCI, identifies the limitations of existing experimental platforms, and explains how microfluidics and scaffold technologies may converge to accelerate the development of regenerative therapies. It also summarizes methodological innovations, recent advances, unresolved challenges, and future prospects in this rapidly evolving field.

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Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesOrganoidsRegenerative MedicineSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsHumansMicrofluidicsMicrophysiological SystemsTissue Engineeringbiomimetic platformmicrofluidic platformorganoid-on-a-chipregenerative medicinespinal cord injuryspinal cord organoids

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PMID42589709
PMCPMC13467178

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