| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S77370/01 |
| Title: |
Mid-infrared optical coherence tomography of engineered tissues in bioreactors |
| Principal Investigator: |
Cockburn, Professor J |
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Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
University of Sheffield |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
11 October 2004 |
Ends: |
10 April 2008 |
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211,591
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| Chemical Biology |
Med.Instrument.Device& Equip. |
| Tissue Engineering |
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We propose to develop a novel imaging instrument for monitoring the distribution of biochemical species within laboratory-grown tissues at specific midinfrared wavelengths. The instrument is intended to satisfy the urgent need of tissue engineers for real-time sensors to guide the development of tissues grown in bioreactors. A free-space two-beam interferometer will be constructed to perform optical coherence tomography on tissues using custom-built quantum cascade lasers with short coherence lengths. The device will facilitate real-time imaging of musculo-skeletal tissue-engineered constructs during growth at a resolution of a few tens of microns. Images will highlight the characteristic absorption at mid-infrared wavelengths by collagen amide, and phosphate and carbonate compounds in bone. This will enable both normal and pathological tissue function to be observed, and the growth of tissue to be controlled and directed through non-invasive measurement of the metabolism and morphology of cells during all phases of the growth cycle.
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