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Event Scheduled for Oct 26, 2012
Event: BME Seminar- Micro and Nanofabricated Biomaterials for Engineering Biomimetic Tissues, Presented By: Dr. Zorlutuna
Location: CB 202 (Laurel Hall)
Time: 03:00 pm
Details of Event:
The field of tissue engineering has been growing in the recent years as more products have reached the market and as new uses for the engineered tissues have emerged, motivating many researchers to engage in this multidisciplinary field of research. Mimicking natural tissue structure is crucial for engineered tissues with intended applications ranging from regenerative medicine to biorobotics. Native tissues are highly organized at the micro and nanoscale, thus making these natural characteristics an integral part of creating effective biomimetic tissue structures. There exists a growing appreciation that the incorporation of similar, highly organized structures in tissue engineering might yield a remedy for problems such as achieving adequate biomechanical properties, vascularization and precise control of cell function. In this seminar, I will first give a brief introduction to tissue engineering, and discuss some of the biomaterials and fabrication approaches that I have been developing for constructing biomimetic tissues. Then, I will discuss the micro and nanoscale fabrication approaches I have been using for engineering scaffold architecture, improving biomechanical properties of engineered tissues, and controlling cellular orientation and differentiation, along with examples for possible applications of these fabricated tissues for corneal, vascular and cardiac tissue therapies. Such bio-inspired systems will have impact not only on tissue regeneration applications, but also potentially on emerging fields of research in biomedical engineering, ranging from on-chip tissues to bio-actuators.
Sponsored By: Biomedical Engineering Program
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