Printing Networks for Life

Larissa Yakoub from the University of Ottawa speaks with Dr. Betty Li, a researcher at the Human Health Therapeutics Research Center and an adjunct professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. In this episode, Dr. Li shares her recent findings in the development of 3D-printed materials for their application in vascular research and the creation of disease models.

Access to Dr. Betty Li and her team’s publication in Elsevier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2023.e00258

Learn more about Dr. Li: https://carleton.ca/sce/people/li-2/

0:03 | Introduction
1:23 | What motivated Dr. Li to advance bioprinting technology?
4:47 | Who can benefit from 3D bioprinted blood vessels?
6:40 | Innovation of AGC bioink- How Dr. Li created a special type of ink (bioink) that can mimic real living tissue to be used in 3D bioprinting
8:50 | 3D bioprinted vascular networks in drug discovery- How using 3D bioprinted blood vessels can help test new medicines
10:24 | AGC bioink and ECM remodeling- AGC bioink reshapes the framework that supports your cells
12:48| Dr. Li’s expectations for her research
15:12 | Conclusion and credits

Soundtrack by penguinmusic. All rights reserved. https://pixabay.com/music/beats-lazy-day-stylish-futuristic-chill-239287/ 

Podcast by Larissa Yakoub (host, writer, and audio director) and Nada Abu Khater (producer, audio director, post-production, and writer). Social media collaboration by Suad Zain Aldeen and Darah Freije.

Chapters

• 0:03 Introduction
• 1:23 What motivated Dr. Li to advance bioprinting technology?
• 4:47 Who can benefit from 3D bioprinted blood vessels?
• 6:40 Innovation of AGC bioink- How Dr. Li created a special type of ink (bioink) that can mimic real living tissue to be used in 3D bioprinting
• 8:50 3D bioprinted vascular networks in drug discovery- How using 3D bioprinted blood vessels can help test new medicines
• 10:24 AGC bioink and ECM remodelling- AGC bioink reshapes the framework that supports your cells