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Intro
Nature is the best engineer
How can developing technologies for space affect us on Earth?
Conclusion
First Place Winners
What did it take to win the Challenge?
Will tissue engineering create organs?
How did COVID-19 impact the challenge?
What are the current limitations to creating new tissue?
Closing Notes
Introduction to the four types of animal tissue
Description of epithelial tissue and its functions
Different forms of epithelial tissue and where they are found
Structure of epithelial tissue and how it receives nutrients
Introduction to connective tissue and its functions
Structure of connective tissue
Types of connective tissue and their characteristics
Tissue chips are bioengineered devices that mimic the function of human organs.
One example is a tissue chip that mimics the kidney.
The chip is filled with a gel that supports cell growth.
A tiny channel is created within the gel.
A liquid is injected into the channel that contains nutrients and kidney cells. The cells attach to the channel walls and form a tube.
Fluid that mimics blood can be passed through the chip to simulate blood flow, and can include drugs or toxins.
The effects on the kidney cells can then be observed.
Exposing tissue chips to microgravity provides additional research benefits.
In microgravity, changes occur in human health and human cells that resemble accelerated aging and disease processes.