The µFlow Cell of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is happy to share that it is a subcontractor of Redwire Space NV in a 14 million euro contract to design, develop, and qualify the 3D BioSystem on the International Space Station (ISS).
The 3D BioSystem will include a 3D bioprinter, 3D cell culture units, and an incubator. The µFlow Cell will put its expertise in microfluidics at work to design and build dedicated modular plates, on which the samples can be printed or located before the integration in the 3D BioSystem and to be used during the constructs’ incubation for providing the required media and factors supply and gas exchange features depending on the experiment’s needs.
The ability to bioprint cell constructs will be critical for long-duration spaceflight expeditions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond and for sustainable planetary settlements.
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