Above: Collagen bundles (dark blue) and possibly elastin (light blue), in images of the recently discovered organ known as the interstitium, a protective/shock-absorbing layer under the dermis and surrounding many organs (Thiese & Carr-locke 2018).
Introduction
Hello! Welcome to our website about collagen, elastin, & tissue engineering! Here's just a few things you'll learn about by clicking through our website:
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How skin, lungs, and hearts are made (or remade!) using synthetic tissue and organ de/recellularization
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The role of collagen and elastin in the body and why they are such important elastomeric polymers/ideal materials for tissue engineering.
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The atomic to macro level structures that give collagen & elastin their properties
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How scientists determine which materials are optimal for tissue engineering
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The environmental and human impacts of tissue engineering