Abstract:

Additive manufacturing methods are increasingly replacing conventional fabrication methods, from nano- to macro-scales, owing to their capability to create complex, freeform geometries made of integrated functional materials. Bioprinting has emerged as a viable tool in regenerative medicine to create freeform organ-like or tissue structures. As one of its modalities, light-based techniques can address many of bioprinting’s unmet needs, granted we overcome scale-up limitations and bypass the use of near-UV light. In this talk, applications of recently developed multi-material light-based methods are reviewed, followed by presenting current research efforts involving a novel hybrid approach for on-demand bio-fabrication of neural tissue models. 

Bio:

Kavin Kowsari is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Prof. Nicholas X. Fang’s Nanophotonics and 3D Nanomanufacturing Laboratory (MechE) and conducts research in parallel at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is pursuing a hybrid bioprinting approach for on-demand creation of engineered tissue with embedded vasculature. Dr. Kowsari obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering at University of Toronto and was the recipient of the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Zoom info:

https://mit.zoom.us/w/96577471798