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

25/01/2012 Meet us at ORS 2012 in San Francisco (4-7 Feb)!
20/10/2011 Meet us at WRM 2011 in Leipzig (2-4 Nov)!
08/10/2011 Dr. Nasser Sadr wins the Biofabrication Gold Award at BF 2011
We are pleased to announce that CTE-Lab Postdoctoral researcher Nasser Sadr is the winner of the Biofabrication Gold Award in recognition of the quality of the work presented for the work “Engineering
25/10/2011 Simone Bersini starts his PhD!!!
25/09/2011 Meet us at BF 2011 in Toyama (6-8 Oct)!

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