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DESCRIPTION:Register for the Topics in Bioengineering 2020-21 Series here (
 via Zoom). Registration is quick and easy\; you only have to sign up once 
 to receive the link that will be used for all TIB webinars this semester. 
 \n\n---\n\nThe design of implantable devices for dynamic organs requires a
  unique set of design approaches\, including soft materials\, robotics and
  tissue/device coupling. Testing and validation of such devices necessitat
 es and high fidelity preclinical models (in vitro\, in silico and in vivo)
 .  In this seminar\, I will discuss paediatric cardiac assist devices and 
 mechanical devices to enhance respiratory function. I will discuss the use
  of biomaterials as vehicles for cell delivery and aa variety of targeted\
 , refillable bioimplants for increasing retention of therapy\, and some pr
 eliminary steps to combine these mechanical and biological therapies in or
 der to improve delivery of drugs and modulate the host response. Finally\,
  I will discuss our efforts to develop enhanced preclinical benchtop and c
 omputational models to characterize the performance of these therapeutic s
 trategies before they are translated to the clinic.
LOCATION:Zoom
SUMMARY:Tunable\, Dynamic Devices for Augmentation of Biological Function
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.seas.harvard.edu/event/guest_speaker_ellen_roc
 he_mit
CATEGORIES:Colloquia / Seminar / Lecture
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