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Bioengineering

Lung Decellularization and Recellularization

Description

Whole organs can be cultured ex vivo using specialized bioreactors to support repair or replacement of entire organs. In this approach, a donor organ is first stripped of all cells. What remains is the three-dimensional structure of the organ, which can then be repopulated with new cells.

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Transcript

Los cultivos in vitro de órganos parciales o completos se utilizan a menudo para modelar con precisión la función de tejidos y órganos en diversas condiciones de prueba. El cultivo de un órgano completo puede implicar la descelularización de un órgano extirpado o la extracción de células para utilizar la estructura del órgano nativo. A esto le s...

Tags

Whole Organ CultureOrgan DecellularizationOrgan RecellularizationBioreactor CultureTissue EngineeringStem Cell SeedingPeristaltic PumpHistology AnalysisDecellularized MatrixDynamic Culture