TACTIC

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Walles

The aim of the present project is to develop perfusion units including sensors. In these bioreactors complex tissue models, especially of the thorax, must be cultured and characterized non-invasively. After the technology has been standardized, relevant biomarkers will be identified in the long term to enable co-evolution between tissue and implant. The challenge lies in the development of intelligent implants that react to environmental factors in the sense of co-evolution, for example with the release of steroids in the event of inflammation.