Conveners
S17 Cellular Agriculture: a new frontier for biofabrication
- Daan Luining (Meatable, Inc.)
- Gabor Forgacs (U. Missouri)
The use of opti-ox™ as a forward programming method has demonstrated remarkable potential in enhancing the differentiation speed and quality of pluripotent cells, particularly in the context of cultivated meat production. Pluripotent cells represent a promising resource for the development of cultivated meat, offering a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat production....
The development of cell-based foods, including cultivated meat, poultry, and fish, represents a promising solution to address the growing demand for sustainable protein sources. However, scaling up production while maintaining desirable texture and sensory attributes remains a key challenge. Biofabrication techniques offer innovative approaches to automate the processing of large cell masses...
Leather has long been valued for its aesthetic appeal and performance, serving humanity for centuries. However, traditional leather production places significant strain on natural resources, particularly water, and contributes to chemical pollution. While plastic-based alternatives have attempted to replicate leather, they often fall short in craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal.
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Creating scalable and functional tissue constructs is a critical challenge in tissue engineering and cultured meat production. However, current methodologies are limited by inadequate nutrient delivery, resulting in inconsistent tissue growth and limited scale-up capability.
To address this, we developed a novel hollow fiber bioreactor (HFB) featuring densely packed arrays of...
Introduction
With a growing world population, humanity faces increasing demands for food and availability of meat. Conventional mass production is inefficient, uses up valuable resources, and leads to detrimental ecological and ethical consequences. Cellular agriculture applies muscle tissue engineering principles to develop future protein sources. While proof-of-concept generation of...
Introduction
The development of sustainable, structured cultivated meat represents a major challenge where tissue engineering and food technology must converge. Despite important achievements in recent years — including the isolation and expansion of satellite cells, and the blending of animal cells with plant-based matrices — replicating the hierarchical microarchitecture of real meat...
