Design and development of a novel bioink for HeartPrint

Cardiovascular disease is one of the world’s leading causes of mortality. However, due to a scarcity of heart donors, new cardiac regenerative medicine sources are desperately needed. The increasing use of biomaterials in tissue engineering has created a direct and promising platform. However, technical advancements are still needed to properly create a heart structure with complete biological function. 3D bioprinting technique for tissue engineering has demonstrated significant benefits in the creation of micro-scale heart tissues, demonstrating its promise as a novel foundation for cardiovascular regeneration. This project will develop HeartPrint – a novel bioink for generating human cardiac tissue models

Faculty Supervisor:

Katherine Elvira;Markus Sikkel

Student:

Partner:

Stem Cell Network;Axolotl Biosciences

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

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