Bioengineering approaches for lung repair

Prof. Valerio Dorrello
(Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York)

Introduction, prof. Silvia Farè (Politecnico di Milano, DCMIC)

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Abstract:

The talk is focused on lung injury and repair, describing cell replacement therapy and focusing on the optimal strategies to selectively remove defective lung epithelial cells and support the proliferation and differentiation of lung progenitors towards healthy epithelium and ultimately lung repair. Congenital surfactant deficiencies and pulmonary fibrosis will be considered as examples where bioengineering approaches can help medical needs.