The human small intestine is an essential organ that helps us absorb nutrients and vitamins from food. It is an average of 6 meters long and is covered with millions of villi that are separated by ...

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A novel microfluidic device revealing diverse and dynamic flows in the small intestine has now been developed. An innovative experimental platform uses microscopic fluorescent beads as substitutes for ...