PhD Graduation
PhD Graduation Dafydd Visscher: 'Cartilage Tissue Engineering For Facial Reconstructive Surgery'
Ceremony
Start date: October 29, 2020
PhD Graduation
This thesis is a research in tissue engineering of cartilage for the application of craniofacial surgery such as in burn patients. In the lab, cartilage cells were cultured and a hydrogel to grow them in. The quality of this cartilage was studied and also the feasibility of printing cartilage cells, and the development of a shell to grow these cells in the shape of an ear. In the future, the goal is to engineer new pieces of cartilage for use in the clinic and to use these cartilage pieces in surgery for the reconstruction of damaged ears or noses. Direct 3D (bio)printing of cartilage will not become a mainstream therapy for a long time, if at all. However, the target is to develop small pieces of good quality cartilage to use for surgery.
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