Y James Kang
Sichuan 3D Bio-printing Institue, China
Title: Vascular tissue regeneration from implantation of 3D bio-printed stem cell grafts in rhesus monkeys
Biography
Biography: Y James Kang
Abstract
Dr Kang’s research team has been engaged in 3D bio-printing and they invented living cell-based bio-ink called biosynsphere and developed a series of 3D bio-printers. Among these bio-printers is a vascular graft printer. Using this printer and the bio-ink, they have created a novel stem cell-based vascular graft producing technology, the product was successfully implanted as an abdominal artery interposition graft into rhesus monkeys. The bio-printed vascular grafts were composed of adipose stem cells and once implanted into monkeys, they were fully differentiated into the naturally-identical blood vessel structure and performed the expected biological function in monkeys. This DEVELOP (Destination-Engaged Vessel Evolving Lineage Organ Production) approach is ready to be applied to humans.