Title :
Automated construction system for cellular tissue based on laminar flow fibers
Author :
Masaru Kojima;Mitsuhiro Horade;Akira Fukushima;Kenichi Ohara;Sinji Sakai;Kazuto Kamiyama;Yasushi Mae;Tatsuo Arai
Author_Institution :
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, 560-8531, Japan
Abstract :
Cell tissue construction is one of the important issues for tissue engineering, which is a key-technology in regenerative medicine. Recently, several studies have reported, the in vitro fabrication of simple cell tissues. However, organs are made of some kinds of cells and they are complex tissues. Therefore, a technology to reproduce the complex structure and biological function of the organ is needed. In this paper, we propose an automated system for the construction of a cell tissue in vitro, based on hydrogel fiber.
Keywords :
"Optical fiber devices","Optical fiber networks","Lattices","In vitro","Fabrication","Biological systems","Shape"
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2015 International Symposium on
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2015.7438335