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Kompetenzzentrum MechanoBiologie in Regenerativer Medizin

InterregKompetenzzentrum MechanoBiologie in Regenerativer Medizin

Operational program: INTERREG V-A Österreich-Tschechische Republik (INTERREG V-A Austria – Czech Republic)
Priority axis: 1 Stärkung von Forschung, Technologischer Entwicklung und Innovation
Project duration: 03/2017 - 02/2020
Lead partner: Donau Universität Krems
Investigator: Michael B. Fischer
Investigator from ITAM CAS, v. v. i.: Ing. Daniel Kytýř, Ph.D.

Interreg project Kompetenzzentrum MechanoBiologie in Regenerativer Medizin ongoing from 2017 until 2019 support as international cooperation of research institutions in Czech-Austrian cross-border region. ITAM together with partner institutions Donau Universität Krems (lead partner), Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, Technische Universität Wien, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, and the St. Anne's University Hospital Brno participates on establishment of the Centre of Competence for Mechanobiology (study of a response of cells and tissues to effects of the surrounding environment) and Regenerative Medicine. The partners will share unique research infrastructure and will set up a platform for transfer of knowledge based on information system for backup, sharing and processing of research data. Intensive research in the field of mechano-biological aspects of cells and tissues represents significant clinical and socio-economical impact as certain stimuli are crucial for natural bone, cartilage, and muscle (including cardiac muscle) related therapies. Here, innovative approaches in mechano-biology are essential for both prevention and treatment procedures. One of the aims of the presented research is the investigation of self-healing processes of human body for restoration of dysfunctional cells and tissues as a promising cost-reducing and efficient treatment method. These approaches will also allow to substitute expensive long-term pharmacological treatment or series of surgical interventions.

The ITAM part in the project will be implemented by joint research team of Laboratory of Biomechanics and Laboratory of X-ray tomography that will focus on development of experimental methods for exploration of natural tissues and their artificial prostheses, diagnostic methods, and tools for computer simulations of these processes.

Key words: centre of competence; mechano-biology; cellular treatment; x-ray tomography

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