Engineered liver grafts (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Engineered liver grafts

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The microspheres (green), hepatocytes (magenta), and supporting fibroblasts (orange) assemble and reorganize into engineered liver grafts over time. Image shows a comparison of day zero (left) and day fourteen (right) of the grafts cultured in the laboratory.

Credit

Bhatia Lab

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