Mimicking the dynamic and complex ECM: designing bioprinted immune-instructive hydrogels

Project description

Bioprinting: the future of transplantation

Tissue bioprinting is a novel technology that uses biomaterials to produce constructs for potential clinical use. This approach is expected in the future to address the shortage of donor tissues and organs needed to treat many chronic diseases. INKspired is an EU-funded initiative that will advance bioprinting by developing bioinks based on the extracellular matrix that also combine the capacity to modulate the immune response. This will help recreate the native complexity of tissues more accurately and improve the mechanical and biological properties of printed constructs. Importantly, it will bring bioprinting one step closer to generating implantable living tissues.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › proteins
• medical and health sciences › medical biotechnology › tissue engineering
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › immunology
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering › additive manufacturing
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › biomaterials

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT

Net EU contribution

€ 175 572,48

Address

Minderbroedersberg 4
6200 MD Maastricht
Netherlands

Region

Limburg (NL) › Zuid-Limburg

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00