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Dental biomaterials-on-chip: A scoping review of dynamic material-tissue-biofilm models.

Biomaterials advances · Garcia-Contreras R, Vazquez-Vazquez FC · 2026-08-28

Researchers reviewed microfluidic chip-based platforms used to test dental biomaterials in dynamic environments mimicking oral conditions, finding 28 studies that demonstrated various capabilities but highlighted reporting gaps and the need for these systems to complement, not replace, standard testing methods.

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