Researchers UCBM participate in the study with the Polish Academy of Sciences
September 27, 2018 - Control the morphology of scaffolds (support structures) for tissue engineering using electro-microfluidic techniques: this is what has been demonstrated by a study directed by Sapienza University of Rome and the Polish Academy of Sciences, in which researchers from the Unit of Tissue and Chemical Engineering for Engineering UCBM.
The results were recently published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials (IF 13.325). “In particular – he explains Alberto Rainer, Associate Professor of Industrial Bioengineering – the research has demonstrated the possibility of producing microsponges, that is, microscopic sponges with dimensions varying between 300 and 1500 micrometers with uniform porosity, fully interconnected and with controlled architecture, through an innovative microfluidic forming process, assisted by an electric field”.
By regulating the amplitude and frequency of the electrical impulses, the experimenters were able to modulate the structure of the microsponges to their liking. Systems produced with this technique have demonstrated superior characteristics as supports for 3D cell culture under dynamic conditions, and their use could extend to injectable supports for cell therapy.
