Innovative Materials and Approaches for Tissue Engineering

16 SEPTEMBER 11:00 - 12:30

TT.II - Technical Multi-Track with Parallel SYMPOSIA
Innovative Materials and Approaches for Tissue Engineering
Co-organized with Distretto Tecnologico Sicilia Micro e Nano Sistemi & University of Messina Chair: Sabrina CONOCI - CV, University of Messina
Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of cells, engineering, and materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physicochemical factors to improve or repair biological tissues. It involves the use of a bioscaffold for the formation of new viable tissue for medical purposes. The promise of this biotechnology is founded on the potential and ability to regenerate and replace damaged tissues and organs. Nanotechnology plays a key role in the development of innovative materials tissue engineering allowing the incorporation of nanomaterials and systems able to improve cell proliferation, differentiation and organization. This open very perspective paving the way for regeneration and replacement of a variety of tissues and organs including bone, skin, heart, and even nervous system. In this Special Session a overview of most innovative approaches used in regenerative medicine will be presented.
TT.II.B.1	Luigi AMBROSIO - CV CNR - Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali (IPCB) Nano-biocomposites: from tissue repair/regeneration to therapautic behaviors
TT.II.B.2	Angelo ACCARDO - CV Delft University of Technology, Holland Two-photon polymerization of polymeric and hydrogel scaffolds for 3D neural cell culture
TT.II.B.3	Andrea SERIO - CV King's College London Engineering Connections: Combining stem cells, bioengineering, microfabrication and imaging technologies to model the nervous system in health and disease
TT.II.B.4	Salvatore PETRALIA - CV University of Catania Innovative chemical approaches for the nanofunctionalization of hydroxyapatite scaffold: antibacterial effect, osteo-inductive capabilities and cytotoxicity investigation
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