Objectives: The aim of tissue engineering is to use stem cells, biomaterials, and biomolecules to recreate, in the laboratory, tissues affected by various pathologies. This line of research includes projects related to regenerative medicine and the development of prosthetics for the cardiovascular and respiratory systems using biological and synthetic matrices and 3D bioprinting. This line of research is being developed in international collaboration with the Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine (CAVAREM) group and the Department of Pathology and Medical Biology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Teachers:
Luiz Felipe Pinho Moreira
Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso
Active Projects:
- Assessment of the structural feasibility of decellularized tracheas for tissue engineering after storage for up to six months.
- Development of cellular matrices for the treatment of cardiomyopathies.
- Development and evaluation of tissue-engineered blood vessels.
- Technique for decellularization and storage of trachea segments in an organ and tissue bank.
