SCIE 1P51 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Anthony Atala, Bone Marrow, Bioreactor
14 Apr 2013
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2-> cells (used to engineer organs with printer after growth and reproduction outside body) 4 -> biomaterials (bridge gap to help regenerate tissue) One of the first 10 to receive this surgery. Collagen -> most cosmetic collagen from cows (99. 9%) Gelatin- also used in producing skin and other tissues. Uses electric field to create very fine fibres. Cartilage is hard bearing without tensile strength it is useless. Research goals -> trying to make it more effective in vivo. 4 categories to look at : mechanical properties, cell survival, formation of extra cellular matrix. Tests of viability test life of cells. The application of engineering and genetics toward the development of biological substitutes to restore, maintain or improve functions of human tissue. Physiologists, clinicians, bioengineers, mems engineers, cad/camers, polymer chemists, material, scientists, biologists, imaging physicist. Stem cells have a unique ability to renew themselves and give rise to the more specialized cell types.
