Code
3S017416
Duration
01 January 2016 → 31 December 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Synthesis of materials
Keywords
hydrogels
polyesters
Age related Macula degeneration
tissue engineering
Two photon polymerization
cornea
cornea endothelium
Project description
To treat ocular, mostly cornea related illnesses, a cell carrier is developed to restore damaged cellular monolayers. The implant consists of an ultrathin polyester membrane, combined with a hydrogel micropattern to induce a desired cellular orientation. The micropattern will be generated using two foton polymerisation. Furthermore, the implant will be functionalized with additional extra cellular matrix components.