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SUMMARY:Advanced Membrane Bioartificial Systems for the Development of Tis
 sues and Organs  - Dr. Loredana De Bartolo\, National Research Council of 
 italy Institute on Membrane Technology\, CNR-ITM\, Rende\, Italy
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CONTACT:Ilana Spilka
DESCRIPTION:Micro- and nano-structured membranes designed and operated acc
 ording to well-defined engineering criteria are able to sustain cellular s
 pecific functions\, to provide adequate mass transfer of molecules through
 out the cellular compartment and to supply appropriate biomechanical stimu
 li of the developing tissue. In this paper the author shows bioinspired ap
 proaches such as those related to the use of different tailor-made bioengi
 neered membrane systems using liver cells\, stem cells\, neuronal cells\, 
 and keratinocytes. Membrane bioreactors may simulate the in vivo complex p
 hysiological environment ensuring an adequate mass transfer of nutrients a
 nd metabolites and the molecular and mechanical regulatory signals. Membra
 ne bioreactors developed to create a liver   organotypic system and a neur
 onal network with defined functional\, geometric and neuroanatomical featu
 res will be presented.
LOCATION:Online
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