Ultrasound Idea: Prototype NIST/CU Bioreactor Evaluates Engineered Tissue While Creating It (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Ultrasound Idea: Prototype NIST/CU Bioreactor Evaluates Engineered Tissue While Creating It

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Drawing of NIST’s prototype bioreactor for tissue engineering. The bioreactor both stimulates and evaluates engineered tissue as it grows. Samples consisting of a mixture of cartilage cells and water-based gels (pink in the drawing) are placed in wells, and force is applied to the sample from above to mimic natural stimuli. Ultrasound techniques monitor tissue changes over time.

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