KIDNEYS

FROM
SCRATCH
Dr. Nathaniel P. Dugos
Full Professor, Chemical Engineering Dept.
De La Salle University
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 ARE YOU
WILLING
TO WAIT?
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 ARE YOU
WILLING
TO WAIT?
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 KIDNEYS FOR
TRANSPLANTATION

ARE YOU
“STILL”
WILLING TO
WAIT?
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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN THE
PHILIPPINES BY THE NUMBER

Percentage of
Filipinos with
kidney failure that
could undergo
transplantation
SOURCE: NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, 2018
 KIDNEY
BIOENGINEERING
RESEARCH
The ultimate goal is to address the
disparity between the supply and
demand for kidneys available for
transplantation.
WHAT MAKES UP A BIOENGINEERED KIDNEY?

Scaffold Cells Growth factors

THE KIDNEY BIOENGINEERING PROCESS:
BIOSCAFFOLD PRODUCTION
RESULTS OF KIDNEY BIOENGINEERING

Acellular
bioscaffolds are
produced in only
2 hours!
RESULTS OF KIDNEY BIOENGINEERING
Hematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E)

Native tissue Decellularized tissue

DLSU'S FUTURE DIRECTION ON THE KIDNEY
BIOENGINEERING PROCESS

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3D BIOPRINTING
ORGAN SHORTAGE
WILL BE A THING OF
THE PAST
 Can I have one
kidney please?

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 Nathaniel P. Dugos, PhD
Project Leader and Principal Investigator
Kidney Bioengineering Project
Chemical Engineering Department,
De La Salle University, Manila
Email: nathaniel.dugos@dlsu.edu.ph
Contact No.: 6325360257/09189083713
Affiliations: PIChE, AIChE, TERMIS,SBE