C04 | Biofabrication of cellularized and by the AV-loop vascularized tissue container for the transplantation of cells producing therapeutic proteins

Aim of the project is the development of a broadly applicable transplantable tissue container which enables the in vivo production of recombinant therapeutic proteins, e.g. antibodies. For this a container shell will be filled with two cell doted matrix cylinders structured with tubes. The cylinders contains a bed in which a AV loop can be placed which sprouts into the tube system to ensure the vascularization of the container and producer cell maintenance. Container vascularization in the bioreactor, container immune tolerance and container evaluation in pre-clinical models are the subjects of future funding periods.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Raymund Horch
Prof. Dr. Harald Wajant

Prof. Dr. Dr. Raymund E. Horch

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery University Hospital of Erlangen
Contact: Raymund.Horch@uk-erlangen.de

 

Prof. Dr. Harald Wajant

University Hospital Würzburg, Division of Molecular Internal Medicine Department for Internal Medicine II
Contact: wajant_h1@ukw.de

 

 

Stefanie Heltmann-Meyer

Previous academic education: Master
Academic Advisor within SFB TRR225: Prof. Dr. Dr. Raymund E. Horch
Location: Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery University Hospital of Erlangen
Topic of thesis: Generation of bioactive tissue containers in the rat AV loop model
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: microsurgical operations (rat), histological and molecular biological analyses of the explants

Contact: stefanie.heltmann-meyer@uk-erlangen.de

 

Hanna Amouei

Previous academic education: Master
Academic Advisor within SFB TRR225: Prof. Dr. Harald Wajant
Location: University Hospital Würzburg, Division of Molecular Internal Medicine Department for Internal Medicine II
Topic of thesis: Development of structured, cell-doted matrices for the “in vivo” production of biologicals
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: GpL fusion proteins as tracers, Development of producer cell lines, Ink, structure  and print protocol evaluation

Contact: hanna.amouei@uni-wuerzburg.de

 

Heltmann-Meyer S (2019) Biofabrikation zellularisierter und im AV Loop vaskularisierter Gewebecontainer für die Transplantation wirkstoffproduzierender Zellen, 3. DAM Wissenschaftsakademie, 12 – 13 April 2019 (Erlangen, Germany)

Peddi A, Steiner D, Weigand A, Lingens L, Fischer L, Köhn K, Detsch R, Boccaccini AR, Fey T, Greil P, Weis C, Beier JP, Horch RE, Arkudas A. (2018) Encapsulation of mesenchymal stem cells improves vascularization of alginate-based scaffolds,  The 10th EPSRC Meeting, 23 – 25 August 2018 (Hamburg, Germany)

Heltmann-Meyer S, Steiner D, Lang G, Winkler S, Fischer L, Fey T, Greil P, Scheibel T, Horch RE, Arkudas A. (2018) Intrinsic Vascularization of Recombinant eADF4(C16) Spider Silk fibrous matrices in the Arteriovenous Loop Model, 10th EPSRC Meeting, 23 – 25 August 2018 (Hamburg, Germany)

Detsch R, Boccaccini AR (2018) Advances in Biomaterials for Biofabrication: 3D Printing with Bioinks, “Tag der Technischen Fakultät” of the FAU Erlangen 16 November 2018 (Erlangen, Germany)

Weigand A, Boos AM, An R, Strissel PL, Schmid R, Robering JW, Al-Abboodi M, Detsch R, Dalton PD, Youssef A , Boccaccini AR, Beckmann MW, Bäuerle T, Strick R, Horch RE (2018) From Tissue Engineering to Tumor Engineering –  Application of the arteriovenous loop model for the generation of a fully vascularized tumor in an animal model, 2018 TERMIS World Congress, 4-7 September 2018 (Kyoto, Japan)