Code
3G000610
Duration
01 January 2010 → 31 December 2015
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Analytical chemistry
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Medical and health sciences
- Orthopaedics
- Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Surgery
- Nursing
- Orthopaedics
- Surgery
Keywords
bioplotting
meniscus
fibrochondrocyt
hydrogel
Project description
Bioplotting is a innovative technique enabling the construction of a scaffold composed of materials with different characteristics. Moreover, different cell types can be encapsulated during the plotting process. The aim of this project is the construction of a bio-active meniscus, composed of a gelatinous core with embedded fibrochondrocytes and an outer more porous layer with fibroblasts.