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Tissue engineering research uses a patient’s own cells to grow restorative tissue, overcoming the shortages of donor organs. The Kroto Research Campus brings together researchers from disciplines including tissue engineering, cell biology, chemistry, biomaterial science, clinical sciences, computational biology, and medical physics. The Campus houses a suite of cleanrooms totalling 100 square metres, believed to be the UK’s largest cleanroom dedicated to tissue engineering research. These cleanrooms allow the tissue engineering research, led by Professor Sheila MacNeil, to maintain its UK leading position in terms of understanding the whole development cycle, from early stage research right through to clinical trials the first product is already in commercial production.
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Understanding of tissue healing is accelerated by development of computer models of the self-organising behaviour of cells, led by Professor Rod Smallwood. The strength of these models, which incorporate the fundamental biological processes, has allowed the research to play a leading role for example in the international ‘Human Physiome’ project.
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