Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

Tissue-Engineered Disease Models

Increasingly complex synthetic tissues serving as in vitro models of human disease will be used to support research on disease mechanisms. Biomedical research relies heavily on small-animal models. Organ typic models, which have been developed for a range of tissues such as the skin, liver, stomach, kidney, and lung, have a realistic micro-anatomy, imitate organ function, and provide insight into cell-to-cell interactions.