BEaTS Research Radio's Podcast

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.e00258Learn 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 bioprinting8:50 | 3D bioprinted vascular networks in drug discovery- How using 3D bioprinted blood vessels can help test new medicines10:24 | AGC bioink and ECM remodeling-