TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seifarth, Volker
A1  - Schehl, D.
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Gossmann, Matthias
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Preiß, C.
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Pack, O.
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Ureplace: development of a bioreactor for in vitro culturing of cell seeded tubular vessels on collagen scaffolds
N2  - The demand of replacements for inoperable organs exceeds the amount of available organ transplants. Therefore, tissue engineering developed as a multidisciplinary field of research for autologous in-vitro organs. Such three dimensional tissue constructs request the application of a bioreactor. The UREPLACE bioreactor is used to grow cells on tubular collagen scaffolds OPTIMAIX Sponge 1 with a maximal length of 7 cm, in order to culture in vitro an adequate ureter replacement. With a rotating unit, (urothelial) cells can be placed homogeneously on the inner scaffold surface. Furthermore, a stimulation is combined with this bioreactor resulting in an orientation of muscle cells. These culturing methods request a precise control of several parameters and actuators. A combination of a LabBox and the suitable software LabVision is used to set and conduct parameters like rotation angles, velocities, pressures and other important cell culture values. The bioreactor was tested waterproof successfully. Furthermore, the temperature controlling was adjusted to 37 °C and the CO2 - concentration regulated to 5 %. Additionally, the pH step responses of several substances showed a perfect functioning of the designed flow chamber. All used software was tested and remained stable for several days.
KW  - Tissue Engineering
KW  - Bioreaktor
KW  - Organkultur
KW  - Harnleiter
Y1  - 2011
ER  -