This
emerging field of translational cancer research seeks to develop
and deliver new therapies that will permit the reestablishment of
tissue and organ function that have been lost as a result of cancer
growth or cancer treatment. Several exciting interdisciplinary teams
have formed to use state of the art tissue engineering and nanotechnology
approaches to build new tissues. Studies underway include vocal cord
engineering, salivary gland engineering for treatment of xerostomia
(dry mouth) resulting from cancer treatment, hydrogel development
for control of bleeding and tissue leakage during liver cancer surgery,
and development of replacement tissues for bone or cartilage lost
to cancer.
Read about our vocal fold tissue engineering project.
Read about our salivary gland tissue engineering project.
