Vascularization strategies

The generation of thick, vascularized three-dimensional (3D) tissues is a key challenge in tissue engineering. Our lab focuses on strategies that promote the formation of microvascular networks essential for proper oxygen transport and nutrient supply to the core of the constructs. Specifically, we develop microfabrication techniques to generate 3D vascularized tissues within custom made perfusion systems and to study the interactions between human endothelial cells, human mesenchymal stem cells and tissue specific cells within biomimetic hydrogels. We also employ statistical experimental methods to identify the optimal combination of experimental parameters (e.g. cell density, cell ratio, matrix composition) to generate interconnected capillary networks within engineered tissues.


NEWS / EVENTS

10/02/2014 Mara Gilardi starts her PhD!!!
We are happy to announce that Mara Gilardi will soon start her PhD in Life Science (University of Milan-Bicocca) as part of our research group!
19/02/2014 Congratulations to Silvia Lopa for her PhD graduation!!!
09/10/2013 Meet us at CORS 2013 in Venice (13-16 Oct)!
05/10/2013 Dr. Alessandro Pozzi wins the Italian Hand Surgery Society 1st Prize
We are pleased to announce that CTE-Lab collaborator Alessandro Pozzi, MD, has been awarded with the Italian Hand Surgery Society 1st Prize for the work “The trapezium in subjects affected by rizoarth
18/09/2013 Meet us at BMES 2013 in Seattle (25-28 Sep)!

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