ROLE OF BENCHTOP MICROTOMOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS IN TISSUE ENGINEERING: THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXPLORATION INTO THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TISSUES, CELLS, AND BIOMATERIALS

Micro-CT used to investigate the biomechanical properties of equine enzymatically deantigenated xenografts

Microtomographic system for laboratory (microCT) is a miniaturized form of the traditional computerized tomography. It allows for three-dimensional (3D) investigations of small radiopaque objects, with a high resolution of few micrometers, in a noninvasive and nondestructive way. Compared with the conventional electron microscopy techniques that produce only bidimensional images, the microCT is used to obtain a three-dimensional analysis of a sample with no need to cut and no need of particular surface treatments at all. Therefore, the microCT may satisfy the ideal requirements of 3D microscopy.

PRODUCTS USED: Bio-Gen

Advanced High-Resolution Tomography in Regenerative Medicine