Ruben F Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal
Bioprinting is assuming a central role in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, enabling the fabrication of 3D constructs and in vitro tissue models with biological function. The biophysical and biochemical cues of the cell microenvironment are recognized as key variables [....] » Read More
Title : Challenges and Innovations in Osteochondral Regeneration
Pedro Morouco, Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal
In the last years, the world has been witnessing the progressive increase in the prevalence of debilitating disorders affecting osteochondral tissues, leading to the functional impairment of synovial joints and severe pain [1]. In particular, osteoarthritis (OA) represents a sign [....] » Read More
Title : Electroactive polymers as artificial muscle materials: new opportunities for biomaterials and tissue engineering
Federico Carpi, University of Florence, Italy
Electroactive polymers (EAPs) consist of synthetic materials capable of changing dimensions and/or shape in response to an electrical stimulus. They show useful actuation properties, such as sizable active strains and/or stresses, large compliance, low density, low power consumpt [....] » Read More
Title : Curvature as a guidance cue for single cell migration and epithelium morphogenesis
Laurent Pieuchot, Universite de Haute-Alsace, France
Cells can migrate individually between tissues and organs or collectively in tightly or loosely associated groups. In both cases, cell migration is regulated by extracellular cues of very different natures. Here I will describe a cellular mechanism called curvotaxis that enables& [....] » Read More
Title : Regeneration in CKD by Resolution of Renal fibrosis
Shrikant L Kulkarni, Kulkarni Clinic, India
Chronic kidney disease is characterized by progressive loss of the renal microvasculature, which leads to local areas of hypoxia and induction of profibrotic responses, scarring and deterioration of renal function. Revascularization alone might be sufficient to restore kidney fun [....] » Read More
Title : Multiphysics/Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Organic Retinal Prostheses
Riccardo Sacco, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
In this talk we propose a model for the simulation of retinal prostheses based on the use of organic polymer nanoparticles (NP). The model consists of a nonlinearly coupled system of partial differential equations accounting for: (1) light photoconversion into free charge c [....] » Read More
Title : From diagnostics to 3D printing in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery
Ryakhovsky A N, Dental Assosiation of Russia, Russian Federation
Application of ?AD / ?AM technologies and materials for 3D printing in dental treatment clinical practice. Who wins the competition between milling and 3D printing? The main current requirements for materials used in dentistry. Digital planning of dental treatment and 3D model [....] » Read More
Title : 3D bioprinted, perfused tumor-environment on a chip
Michael Ausserlechner, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
Additive 3D bio-manufacturing is a young, rapidly evolving research field that allows defined 3D architecture for artificial tissue equivalents. In contrast to other 3D culture techniques, 3D-bioprinted tissue can be designed to contain channel geometries for optimized perfusion [....] » Read More
Title : Towards photosynthetic explants as local oxygen delivery systems for tissue regeneration
Sergio Gonzalez Itier, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
Oxygen is necessary for tissue regeneration as it plays a key role in metabolism, immune response, and protein synthesis. Thus, the delivery of oxygen to wounds is an active field of research. Among others, hyperbaric therapy has been evaluated for wound oxygenation and, more rec [....] » Read More
Title : Immunosuppressive cyclosporine CsA. The physicochemical characterization of liposomal and colloidal systems.
Agnieszka Ewa Wiacek, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland
These researches present an overview of the possibilities of testing various cyclosporine (CsA) formulations with an emphasis on parameters that may be key to improving the stability and biocompatibility. The feasibility of immunosuppressive cyclosporine CsA The chosen C [....] » Read More
Title : Mechanotransduction -towards a bioinspired design of responsive biomaterials
Eleonora Marsich, University of Trieste, Italy
Mechanotransduction refers to the phenomenon that external mechanical stresses acting on cells are translated into intracellular biochemical signals, which in turn trigger adaptive responses [Martino 2018]. Extensive research has shown that the biomechanics of the extracellular m [....] » Read More
Title : Adapting to new COVID-19 reality in polish biobanking network BBMRI.pl - QMS system implementation, audits and trainings
Patrycja Sitek, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
1. COVID-19 pandemic has a strong impact for functioning of biobanks across the world. Severe restrictions implemented by national and international administrative organs and changes in policies of human biological material in biobanking entities, influenced the way of auditing, [....] » Read More
Title : Carbon nanotube-reinforced polycaprolactone for 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering
Adam Mieloch, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
3D bioprinting is a rapidly growing field of tissue engineering. Currently, one of the main obstacles is the scarcity of biomaterials tailored for particular use cases. This study is focused on exploring thermoplastic material – polycaprolactone, reinforced with multiwalled [....] » Read More
Title : Fibrin/agarose-based strategies and natural matrices for peripheral nerve repair
Oscar Dario Garcia Garcia, University of Granada, Spain
Peripheral nerve (PN) are essential organs that communicate the central nervous system to distal target organs at the motor, sensory and autonomic level. PN can be affected by different pathological conditions and their continuity is frequently affected by a wide range of traumat [....] » Read More
Title : Myriad uses of platelet rich plasma in intervention dermatology and trichology
Suruchi Garg, Director & Chief Consultant, Aura Skin Institute, India
Platelet rich plasma(PRP) therapy is one of the fast pacing branch of regenerative medicine in intervention dermatology and trichology. This has significantly changed the out of difficult to treat difficult disorders in addition to contributing immensely in the field of cosmetic- [....] » Read More