Research

Our interdisciplinary research combines bioengineering, cell and molecular biology, and computational modeling. In particular, we design microfluidic model systems to investigate the mechanisms of metastasis formation by cancer cells within in vivo-like microenvironments. We generate musculoskeletal and vascularized 3D constructs through novel biofabrication approaches and through advanced cell culture systems and custom-built bioreactors. We also work on the development of suitable models to study implant osteointegration and implant-related orthopedic infections.
In our 3D in vitro models we specifically employ human cells not to neglect specie-specific features and to overcome limitations related to possible differences in cell behavior and/or drug metabolism between animal and human cells.
 
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NEWS / EVENTS

24/09/2014 Roberta Visone awarded for Best Master Thesis
We are proud to announce that CTE-Lab Master student Roberta Visone has been awarded with the Prize GNB Bressanone 2014 for the Best Master Thesis entitled “Development of a culture chamber for electr
18/12/2014 Congratulations to Simone Bersini for his PhD graduation!!!
01/11/2014 Simone Bersini will spend six months at the Khademhosseini Lab (MIT)
We are pleased to announce that CTE-Lab PhD student Simone Bersini will spend six months at the Khademhosseini Lab (MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, US).
25/10/2014 Marta Bottagisio starts her PhD!!!
We are happy to announce that Marta Bottagisio will soon start her PhD in Veterinary and Animal Science (University of Milan) as part of our research group!
04/10/2014 Mara Gilardi will spend six months at the Mechanobiology Lab (MIT)
We are happy to announce that CTE-Lab PhD student Mara Gilardi will spend six months at the Mechanobiology Lab headed by Prof. Roger D.

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