Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGBThe preparation of multilayered cell layers that can be supplied with nutrients via a delivery system similar to that of natural tissue is a hitherto unsolved challenge in regenerative medicine. Within the project duration of four years, a consortium of 16 European partners from industry and research under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has integrated various technologies from rapid prototyping and biofunctionalization into a process that enables the generation of vascular vessels in combination with a carrier system. The vessels and the carrier system will be seeded with the body's own cells to enable the construction of adipose tissue and eventually artificial skin. On the one hand, this artificial skin will serve as an in vitro test system, for example to reduce animal testing, and on the other hand, it will be possible to use it directly as a skin implant.
