In-Space Production: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

In-Space Production: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine The field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine spans from cell-based studies to organoid growth and 3D printing of human tissues. Regenerative medicine research is aimed at improving health and longevity, using tissue chips and a biofabrication facility (Abbreviation: BFF) The BFF is a 3D bioprinter on the ISS capable of printing human tissue from bioinks mixed with living cells. This ISS National Lab commercial facility is owned and operated by Redwire Space. to address larger challenges with real-world applications. Tissue engineering has many applications but often includes culturing tissues resembling those in the body to model and study human disease, allow higher-accuracy and personalized drug testing, or advance research in organ growth to address the shortage of organs for transplantation. https://issnationallab.org/research-and-science/space-research-overview/research-areas/in-space-production-applications/tissue-engineering-and-regenerative-medicine/