In May issue of Gulf Times Qatar we can read a summary of the 3-D Challenge hosted by Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq), where Albert Liberski won 1’st place in the 3-D Printing Competition.
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“The future of heart valve replacements may lie in a combination of seaweeds and 3D printing”
Please, read an article, where I highlight my conception of 3D printing of heart valves from alginate:
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From 1’st-3’rd of of May I had a chance to take part in 3D Challenge at Texas A&M Qatar, where I presented the principles of my project concerning 3D-printed heart valve scaffolds. The project’s presentation was distinguished for its scientific value and received a first place award.
Following materials consist of my current work related to design of heart valve scaffolds. If you are interested in collaborating with me, you can read presented documents, to make yourself acquainted with the scope of my research.
3D model of heart valve woven scaffold’s performance during blood flow.
The performance of sheep’s heart valve working externally.
Bacterial bionanocellulose for heart valve tissue engineering – current status, progress and perspectives
- Developing 3D geometry of entire valve using controlled deposition of cellulose on the mandrel.
My plan is to cultivate the bacteria in such way, that at the end a readily heart valve will be obtained. The growth medium (or one of its constituents) should be formed appropriately. The bacteria will than produce cellulose, but only in the provided shape.
Advanced geometrical Ca- alginate structures were already obtained by me in similar manner (fig.1.).
The Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2016 (ARC’16) was held on 22nd and 23rd March 2016 at the Qatar National Convention Centre.
On the conference we presented 6 posters concerning heart valve scaffolds. All the posters can be found below.