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DESCRIPTION:See registration below\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speake
 r: Irina Alexandra Paun (INFLPR) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The bi
 omedical engineering sector is one of the most rapidly growing industrial 
 areas\, bringing together engineering\, medicine and biology\, to develop 
 novel technologies for medical treatment. Modern biomedical engineering ad
 vanced the concept of “reverse engineering”\, which means building mic
 ro- and nano-structures with functional biomimicry by extracting design pa
 rameters from biological systems\, such as from cell types and shapes\, an
 d from the complex 3D architectures of extracellular matrix microenvironme
 nts. Cells seeded on these 3D micro/nano-structures attach\, interconnect\
 , proliferate\, and finally form masses of cells organized in 3D architect
 ures closely resembling the natural tissue. These micro/nano-structures ar
 e currently used not only for fundamental mechanistic studies on the devel
 opment\, regeneration\, and repair of damaged human tissues\, but also for
  diagnostics\, disease modeling\, drug delivery\, and personalized medicin
 e. \nIn this talk\, I will present our recent results on the fusion betwee
 n reverse engineering and laser processing\, within the scope of current c
 hallenges in medical treatments. Specifically\, I will show how we “boos
 ted” a conventional 3D printing technique\, known as Laser Direct Writin
 g via Two-Photon Polymerization (LDW via TPP)\, for biomedical engineering
 . LDW via TPP has been extensively used for fabricating structures with co
 mplex 3D architectures\, for biomedical use. It is known that LDW via TPP 
 offers low operational costs\, rapid processing time\, high spatial resolu
 tion\, and full reproducibility of the obtained structures\, mandatory for
  systematic in vitro studies. In our work\, we targeted the development of
  innovative\, synergistic combinations of 3D micro/nano-structures fabrica
 ted by LDW via TPP and specific structure characteristics such as composit
 ion\, morphology\, and surface chemistry. This approach allowed us to obta
 in better control over attachment\, growth\, and\, in some cases\, differe
 ntiation of various cell types\, e.g. osteoblasts\, fibroblasts\, and glia
 l cells. We further improved the effectiveness of the laser-printed struct
 ures by volumetric integration of electrically and magnetically responsive
  biomaterials into the “backbone” of the structures. The electrically 
 or magnetically “active” 3D micro/nano-structures allowed us to accele
 rate certain processes involved in tissue regeneration by externally appli
 ed electric or magnetic stimuli. \nWe expect this approach to emerge in ad
 vanced biomedical applications such as tissue engineering\, wound dressing
 s\, and advanced drug delivery systems\, with the final goal of refining p
 atient-oriented treatments. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This Laserl
 ab-Europe Talk is coorganised by Laserlab-Europe\, Lasers4EU and 360Carla.
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SUMMARY:Laserlab-Europe Talk: Boosting multiphoton 3D printing for biomedic
 al engineering:  small features\, high impact
URL;VALUE=URI:https://laserlab-europe.eu/event/laserlab-europe-talk-boostin
 g-multiphoton-3d-printing-for-biomedical-engineering-small-features-high-i
 mpact/
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