Name: Nina Tandon: Pleje for ingeniørskabt væv
Uploaded: 2011-07-08T00:00:00Z
Duration: 3 min 56 s
Description: Vævsingeniør og TED Fellow Nina Tandon dyrker kunstige knogler og hjerter. For at gøre det har hun brug for nye måder at pleje de kunstigt dyrkede celler

Nina Tandon: Nina Tandon: Pleje for ingeniørskabt væv

Nina Tandon: Pleje for ingeniørskabt væv

Vævsingeniør og TED Fellow Nina Tandon dyrker kunstige knogler og hjerter. For at gøre det har hun brug for nye måder at pleje de kunstigt dyrkede celler

Growing tissues like tiny beating hearts in the lab starts with mimicking the environments cells know best. Simple changes, such as adding electrodes or channeling nutrients like blood vessels, can coax cells to organize and function as they do in the body. Even a marshmallow-sized cluster of heart cells will pulse with surprising vigor when provided the right cues. These lessons reveal how deeply our lives depend on the invisible labor and needs of our own living cells.