Research Applications
Heart Physiology
• Stent design, tissue engineering of blood vessels
• Atheroscierosis
• Myocardial infraction
• Ex vivo heart model
• Emergency procedures
Reproductive function
• Maternal-fetal interactions
• Embryo development
• Sperm
Transplantation
• Cell and organ transplants
• Xenotransplantation
• Drug therapies and biotherapeutics
Skin Physiology
• Percutaneous permeation
• Contact dermatitis
• Skin equivalent culture model
• Melanoma
Brain
• Stroke – focal cerebral ischemia
• AIDS dementia – Multinucleated giant cell formation
• Drug binding sites and interactions
Gut physiology and nutrition
• Gut structure and intestinal metabolism
• Obesity
• Probiotics and gut physiology
• Biologic and immunological basis of food allergies
Biomechanical models
• Response to injury
• Imaging techniques
• Bone density analyses – Osteoporosis
Tissue engineering
• Cartilage repair – chondrocytes
• Spinal fusion
• Organ specific gene delivery
• Lens capsule epithelial cells for cataract repairs
• Polymer scaffolds
• Tooth development – dental enamel
Respiratory function
• Neonatal respiratory distress
• Thoracic artificial lung
• Disease models and therapies; Asthma
Infectious disease models
• Therapeutics; Vaccines, Biotherapeutics, Drug therapies
• Developmental interactions
• Mucosal tissue responses
• Genomics of host responses

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