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The Program for Computer Aided Tissue Engineering (CATE) integrates advances in computer-aided technologies, modern design and manufacturing, bioengineering, and biomedicine in the design, along with simulation and fabrication of  reconstructive tissue engineered substitutes. The on-going research projects include: computer-aided tissue biomodeling; scaffold informatics modeling, biomimetic design of tissue scaffold at the macro and cellular level, biomanufacturing for tissue scaffolds, cell embedded tissue precursors, and cell printing.

The facilities at the CATE program include: 1) state-of-the-art computer-aided design/engineering/manufacturing (CAD/CAE/CAM) software, medical image processing and 3D reconstruction software, and in-house developed heterogeneous modeling and homogenization software; 2) proprietary multi-nozzle polymer deposition system for biomanufacturing of tissue precursors, precision extruding deposition system for fabrication of tissue scaffolds, and commercial available 3DP freeform fabrication system for bio-physical modeling; and 3) instrumentation for studying process-controlled cellular tissue engineering. The CATE facility is currently participating in the NIST and ASTM International Task Force for the production of Standard Reference Materials for tissue scaffolds.