In addition, the key experiment for all myocardial tissue engineering applications is the implantation of a tissue construct on a heart; this should initially be carried out in a naive rodent ...

In medicine, tissue engineering is set to revolutionise current treatment pathways, by allowing damaged tissues and organs to be regrown. 3D cell culture technologies are required to underpin this ...

The department’s tissue engineering and biomaterials research focuses on developing new materials for applications in medicine and biology, as well as engineering biological tissues from adult stem ...

Ceramics, such as hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate, and bioactive glasses are commonly used for bone tissue engineering. These materials have excellent biocompatibility, osteoconductivity, and ...

The Natural Materials and Polymer Processing Group, is headed by Margaret C. Burns Chair in Engineering and Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Caroline Schauer. The NMPP group works ...

Nanoscale structure-property relationships of biological materials, genetic and molecular origins of soft joint tissue diseases, biomaterials under extreme conditions, coupling between ...

A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of semiconductors ...

His research focuses on biomaterials processing-property relationships, nanomaterials for tissue engineering, and nanodiamonds for joint-implants. He has published more than 80 research papers ...

Penn State researchers have created LivGels, a self-healing hydrogel that mimics extracellular matrix (ECM) properties, ...

A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to researchers.