Groundbreaking Research: Israeli Scientists Can Create Personalized Tissue Implants
Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have invented the first fully personalized tissue implant, engineered from a patient’s own materials and cells.
The new technology makes it possible to engineer any kind of tissue implant from one small fatty tissue biopsy.
“We were able to create a personalized hydrogel from the materials of the biopsy, to differentiate fatty tissue cells into different cell types and to engineer cardiac, spinal cord, cortical and other tissue implants to treat different diseases,” says Prof. Tal Dvir of TAU’s Department of Biotechnology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and the Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology, who led the research for the new research study.
“Since both the cells and the material used derive from the patient, the implant does not provoke an immune response, ensuring proper regeneration of the defected organ,” Prof. Dvir says.
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