Transformation of Breast Reconstruction via Additive Biomanufacturing

Transformation of Breast Reconstruction via Additive Biomanufacturing

Adipose tissue engineering offers a promising alternative to current breast reconstruction options. However, the conventional approach of using a scaffold in combination with adipose-derived precursor cells poses several problems in terms of scalability and hence clinical feasibility. Following the body-as-a-bioreactor approach, this study proposes a unique concept of delayed fat injection into...

Breast Reconstruction Information TIMING OF BREAST RECONSTRUCTION

Current trends towards less radical surgery for breast cancer, preserving the pectoralis major muscle and overlying skin, along with better reconstructive techniques, have made breast reconstruction at the time of mastectomy a standard procedure. All of the reconstructive techniques traditionally available can be safely performed in the immediate setting. Several studies have shown that the add...

compactifications and representations of transformation semigroups

this thesis deals essentially (but not from all aspects) with the extension of the notion of semigroup compactification and the construction of a general theory of semitopological nonaffine (affine) transformation semigroup compactifications. it determines those compactification which are universal with respect to some algebric or topological properties. as an application of the theory, it is i...

Biomanufacturing : time for change ?

Biomanufacturing In Industrial Engineering

Biotechnology has become one of the primary technology development areas of the 21 century. For a medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturer to remain on the competitive edge, not only is it necessary to satisfy the stringent demands of the biotechnology markets, but those companies must also develop processes that can accelerate the time frame from research and development to manufacturing ...