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Tissue Bioreactor Science (TIBS)

Reference	E18400
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Larry Hench
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Imperial College London
Department	Materials
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	174,884
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	11/07/2003
End date	10/07/2006
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The TIBS tissue engineering programme aims to establish a scientific basis (platform technologies) for the design and operation of advanced mechanical tissue bioreactors, growing neotissues as mechanical units. The exemplar target tissue is a ligament-bone construct. The 4 project consortium (part of a wider London collaboration: ALTEC) comprises UCL (lead), QMC and IC. Existing, novel mechano-bioreactors, based on pioneering work in cytomechanical regulation, will be used to solve the twin problems of nutrient perfusion and collagen deposition and organisation. These will establish basic mechanisms and the role of (i) COMBINATION cues of mechanical loading and growth factors; (ii) background factors - existing matrix and gravity; (iii) novel (hard and soft) composite cell support biomaterials; (iv) use of rational cell and matrix control cues for the new design platforms to test neo-tissue growth (a) long term (b) as integrated 2-phase units (ie scientifically rational advanced bioreactors). (Joint with grants 18398 and 18399).

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

Associated awards:

E18398 Tissue Bioreactor Science (TIBS)

E18399 Tissue Bioreactor Science (TIBS)

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