Burn wounds resulting from thermal insult to the skin are typically classified according to varying depth and therefore require differential levels of medical intervention. In this paper, two methods are proposed for assessing burn injury. The two methods compared are photometric stereo (PS) and spectral analysis. Firstly, PS represents a robust topography recovery algorithm that is implemented to...Show More
Tissue engineering may require recreation of the complex, three-dimensional native tissue architecture. While bioprinting allows cell and bioactive factor deposition in a precise pattern, it remains difficult to manipulate and track cells and bioactive factors after printing. We now show that superparamagnetic nanoparticles can be printed in an alginate hydrogel or inside cells themselves with low...Show More
An in vitro model that can realistically and inexpensively predict human response to various drug administration and toxic chemical exposure is needed. By fabricating a microscale 3D tissue analog consisting of an array of channels and tissue-embedded chambers, we can selectively biomimic different mammalian tissues for a multitude of applications, foremost among them experimental pharmaceutical s...Show More
