CAB/CAM Technology
Click the play button above to watch video of nScrypt Bioengineer Cindy Smith discussing nScrypt's tissue engineering technology.
nScrypt's Computer Aided Biology/Computer Aided Machining technology represents the first real opportunity to offer real-time mass customization of human tissues and organs on demand. We have shown that CAB/CAM is able to build precise, three-dimensional biological structures, indicating that it is possible for the first time to identify and reproduce the mechanisms for growth and repair of human tissues as they occur in nature.
Connecting Engineering Science with Medical Science
Tissue engineering and nScrypt's Computer Aided Biology/Computer Aided Machining (CAB/CAM) technology are the result of connecting the engineering sciences with medical science. With the natural extension of the CAB/CAM technology, biocompatible, engineered whole organs will be realizable in years and not decades. CAB/CAM will permit developing curative medical treatments and biological constructs — engineered neo-organs that can be used to detect, prevent, and cure diseases.
Regenerative medicine is the new frontier, unlocking the code of how the body repairs itself. Tissues within the body are complex structures of multiple cell types and extracellular matrix (ECM) within a dynamic three-dimensional microenvironment. The specific architecture of the cells and matrix within a tissue is important in directing numerous biological functions, such as tissue development, organ formation, wound healing, and homeostasis. We imagine being able to lay down cells and matrix in a defined three-dimensional architecture, triggering a response to repair a diseased kidney or a failing heart in the same way that this would happen in natural biological systems.