China has completed its first space organ chip experimental project
According to China News Network, on August 18th, a briefing on the application and development of manned space engineering space was held in Beijing. Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer of the Chinese astronaut system, stated that during the Chinese space station mission, the scientific research team completed the first domestic space organ chip research, which is also the first international artificial blood vessel tissue chip research, This marks China as the second country in the world to have the ability to conduct organ chip experiments and analysis in orbit.
According to the report, researchers have developed technologies for astronaut health maintenance and capability maintenance and enhancement, which are efficient, non-invasive, easy to operate, wearable, and can also be used for public health. For example, bone loss resistance devices, wearable acupoint stimulation devices, etc. can be applied to populations with degenerative osteoporosis, muscle atrophy, etc; Biological rhythm guidance technology can be used to improve and enhance sleep quality.
Li Yinghui stated that in the Chinese space station project, researchers have obtained over 10 categories of experimental data covering human cardiovascular, skeletal, muscle, brain function, visual function, nutritional metabolism, biological rhythm, epigenetics, traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, behavioral ability, and more under long-term space flight conditions, deeply exploring and gaining new knowledge.
Li Yinghui pointed out that in the application and development stage of China's space station, aerospace medical experiments will further carry out research on the understanding of human beings in space, focusing not only on medical and human factors related scientific issues facing long-term survival in space, but also on cutting-edge hotspots surrounding human health and human capacity development; Combining with major national scientific research programs such as the National Brain Program, we systematically carry out basic, forward-looking, and exploratory research to provide theoretical support and technological reserves for the sustainable development of manned spaceflight, while also benefiting public health.