- Head of Research Group: Prof. Franciska VIDÁNÉ ERDŐ
- Members of the Group: Dorottya KOCSIS, Fanni SZEPETNEKI, Luca ZSIBORÁS, Berta BÖRCSÖK, Anita BÁTHORY-FÜLÖP, Beatrix VIDA, Tímea BESKID, Márton FERENCZ, Luca GARAI, Antal Balázs GERE, Tshepang MQATYWA
- Contact: erdo.franciska@itk.ppke.hu
- In the laboratory, we deal with the border areas of biology, pharmaceutical research, pharmaceutical technology and tissue engineering. In addition, we participate in numerous collaborations, partly within our University, and partly with domestic and foreign universities and research institutes. We examine the properties, barrier function, chemical composition, histological structure of healthy and diseased skin, as well as the absorption of topically applied drugs and cosmetics.
- We make modeling of drug penetration with mathematical simulation, and we participate in the development and testing of different microfluidic diffusion chambers. As a new direction, we also take a role in testing the absorption of ophthalmic products, and we also collaborate with researchers from Semmelweis University, University of Rhein-Waal (Germany) and the University of Extremadura (Spain) in the development and optimization of the 3D skin bioprinting method.
The skin-on-a-chip microfluidic platforms can be used for skin aging studies, for analysing skin disorders and to develop therapeutic strategies and testing cosmetic products. This in vitro systems are physiologically relevant models which can replace the animal experiments and able to mimic the dynamism of the living organs.
