Will We Soon Be Producing Skin Or Blood Vessels?
Date: 3.4.2008
The production of complex, multicellular tissues such as **skin or blood vessels** can now be envisaged, thanks to the development of a bioreactor with a "decoy effect", by scientists in the "Ingénierie des matériaux polymères" Unit(1) (CNRS / University of Lyon 1/ University of Saint-Etienne / Insa Lyon). This novel, patented bioreactor enabling the culture and co-culture of cells of different types is a world first.
Whole article on "sciencedaily":[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080330213945.htm]
