Periodic Reporting for period 2 - EpiCBiome (Development of an innovative Airway-on-Chip microbiome cell culture model to investigate host-microbiome interactions at the airway epithelial surface)

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive chronic lung disease characterized by development of irreversible loss of lung function and persistent lung inflammation. In addition, patients with COPD have a higher frequency of respiratory...