Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine therapies are seeking to abolish this question. Researchers around the globe are developing new scaffolds (materials on which to grow cells), identifying appropriate cell lines to use for specific tissues, and perfecting the recipe for putting the two together to grow new tissues and organs for transplant. Instron is a part of this recipe. Our mechanical systems and bioreactor chambers provide a controlled environment to develop new tissues and organs. The bioreactor chamber provides a closed, sterile location to house the sample; while the mechanical forces can be used to send mechanical cues to the cells to assist with differentiation, characterize native tissue and scaffolds, or evaluate tissue engineered products. Read our TERM (Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine) Update to learn more about Instron's activity in this market. Stay tuned for more application updates.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Harlad Ott @ Massachusetts General Hospital: Lungs being decellularized in an Instron TGT bioreactor chamber.
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