Type-1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic metabolic autoimmune disease where the patient's immune system destroys insulin-producing β-cells in the islet of Langerhans. The current treatment option is through frequent administration of exogenous insulin, where the patients must closely monitor the dosage. Patients often need islet transplantation when the β-cell destruction worsens, and the body cannot utilize exogenously administrated insulin. Islet transplantation is a form of cell therapy that could restore endogenous insulin production. However, this method has several drawbacks, including low survival of functional islets and allograft tissue immunogenicity. A recently emerging tissue engineering approach can offer a possible solution to address the limitations of islet transplantation. A 3D structure fabricated by simultaneously printing various cell types could improve the survival and function of islet grafts by providing revascularization and immune protection.
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Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education Andrew Gee tours FIF, Molecular Horizons and TRICEP
Federal Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education and Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment the Honourable Andrew Gee MP visited the University of Wollongong (UOW) on Wednesday 5 May, meeting with senior executive and visiting some of the University’s leading translational research facilities.
Mr Gee met with UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings CBE and Vice-Chancellor Designate Professor Patricia Davidson before taking tours of the Facility for Intelligent Fabrication (FIF), Molecular Horizons and the Translational Research Initiative for Cell Engineering and Printing (TRICEP).
In line with his portfolios, the minister was particularly interested in the translational aspects of research done at UOW – how research breakthroughs move from the lab and the workshop to applications in industry and healthcare to benefit the community – and