Airway cell and nutrient delivery device for regenerative lung tissue

The purpose of this project is to develop means for delivering cells and nutrients to the airways of regenerative lung tissue. A novel aerosolizing catheter (developed for intra-tracheal drug delivery) will be adapted to an existing whole-lung bioreactor. By the end of this one-year project, we expect to have a device capable of coating the walls of the trachea and the two bronchi with cells, nutrients and other agents, as needed for successfully growing the regenerative lung tissue.