Tissue Engineering

Biomaterials and engineering research at the IIBM focuses on understanding the mechanisms governing tissue repair, establishing new reliable in vivo models and implementing innovative strategies to improve tissue regeneration.

We have developed a new concept based on the idea of providing a local and constant oxygen supply through a mechanism independent of the blood vessels: photosynthesis. The institute's research represents the first step toward establishing autotrophic tissue engineering approaches and suggests the use of photosynthetic cells to treat a broad spectrum of hypoxia conditions.

In addition, thanks to the incorporation of academics from different areas, new collaborations have emerged focused on ex vivo organ perfusion, i.e., in the search for oxygenation substitutes to keep complex tissues - such as organs - to simpler tissues - such as skin - alive outside the general circulation of the organism.