Biocompatible materials

Extracellular matrix is the natural material in which living cells grow and function. To engineer a tissue graft, a so-called scaffold of the right material composition must be provided, a safe environment for cells to grow in. In the first years of the DPTE program, a lot of work has been done in the development of high-quality biomaterials that can be used as scaffolds. Now, the time has come to study the interaction of these materials with the cells that will have to grow in them to create a living tissue graft.