A novel 3D placenta bioprinting project could unearth novel biomarkers and treatments for the pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia.
Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening disorder that kills hundreds of thousands of babies and tens of thousands of pregnant women every year, yet effective treatments are still lacking. While researchers believe the condition is caused by dysfunction in the placenta, its underlying causes remain poorly understood.
A research team in the UTS School of Life Sciences is seeking to transform these health outcomes by producing and studying 3D placental cell models. This emerging technique uses a 3D bioprinter to create a simulation of the extracellular matrix, the environment in which cells live inside the body.
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