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Thursday, June 28, 2012
 
First completely synthetic chunk of larynx, covered with stem cells, was successfully transplanted in Russia.
First completely synthetic chunk of larynx, covered with stem cells, was successfully transplanted in Russia. Suppressing the urge to ask if they did it with an acetylene torch through anus, we learn interesting dynamics: 

• The scaffolds were created by US-based Nanofiber Solutions.

• The bioreactors (for stem cells) were developed, manufactured and prepared by teams at Hugo Sachs Elektronik, a German subsidiary of Harvard Bioscience and at Harvard Bioscience, based in Massachusetts, U.S.A.

• The principal transplant surgeon and main coordinator for both procedures was Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, Professor of Regenerative Surgery at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, was assisted by a team including a bunch or Russian big-shots surgeons

• The scaffold seeding process, which occurred at Krasnodar Regional Hospital, was overseen by a team comprising Dr. Philipp Jungebluth of Karolinska Institute, and 2 Russian hematologists

• The patients were treated under a $4.8 million, 2.5-year Russian government Mega-Grant program intended to fund collaborations between Russian scientists and doctors and international leaders in their fields. The principal aim of the grant is to evaluate the molecular mechanisms and underlying pathways of tissue engineering and cell therapy for regenerating airways and lung tissue, and to carry out translational studies for the prevention and effective treatment of a wide range of diseases.  .

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21978-first-synthetic-larynx-part-transplanted.html

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=260306

via Sergei Burkov 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21978-first-synthetic-larynx-part-transplanted.html

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