Facing the challenge of rebuilding functional tissue
When organs become damaged, many look to regenartive medicine for answers. New, potential solutions continue to arise in the field, but must be validated. After completing a PhD in materials science, Dr Suwan Jayasinghe began investigating the viability of specialized material processing methods in the creation of functional tissue. These methods include electrospraying and electrospinning which use electrically charged polymer solutions to create structures at the micron, submicron and nanoscale level.
To rebuild tissue, a scaffold structure would normally be used where cells would be placed so that they can comunicate and develop. Therefore, the scaffold architecture must be accurate. Have current approaches seen limitations? Can electrospraying and electrospinning offer solutions? Suwan shares some thoughts.