AnisoPlate

In the EU-funded proof-of-concept ERC project AnisoPlate, researchers at DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials are developing a portable magnetic device that can be used with AnisoGel to produce three-dimensional, hydrogel-based human tissue models. It enables high-throughput production of tissue models with controllable spatial orientation and macroporous structures.

The aim of the project is to investigate the technical and commercial potential of the newly developed device. The researchers want to use this technology to produce three-dimensional, hydrogel-based human tissue models in a high-throughput process that have a controllable spatial orientation and macroporous structures.

The cell and tissue models currently commercially available do not do justice to the orientation-dependent complexity of natural human tissue. This is due to the fact that neither the expansion and differentiation of stem cells nor tissue structuring can be controlled. This can lead to unreliable preclinical results, which means that much potential is lost in the research and testing of drugs.