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the many faces of Materials
Tissue Engineering This field focuses on constructing devices and materials to ameliorate tissue repair and regeneration.
Professor Milica Radisic created a biocompatible scaffold that can imitate real cardiac muscle fibre growth and contraction.
Medicine
Regenerative Medicine This field aims to rejuvenate, replace, or regenerate cells, tissues, or organs to re-establish function. Medicine by Design is a leading initiative in the field of regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto. It is funded by a $114 million federal grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and brings together the best regenerative medicine and cell therapy researchers.
Biomaterials
Clinical Medicine
This field involves creating new materials for use in tissue engineering, and stem cell and drug delivery.
Clinical engineers work to design technologies, devices, and strategies for individuals living with disability, chronic disease, or injuries.
Professor Alison McGuigan and her colleagues have developed a way to grow cancer cells in a rolled-up sheet to imitate the 3D structure of real tumors.
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Dr. Geoff Fernie has invented numerous assistive devices, from mobility products to non-slip winter footwear as well as improving accessibility policies.