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Artist rendition of distal lung tissue, specifically the alveoli, highlights the architectural challenge. Alveoli sacs fill with air during inspiration and have alternating convex and concave topography. These complicated structures are completely ensheathed in vasculature, and their diffusion-based interactions with blood over short distances leads to efficient gas transport. Image by iStockPhoto

Miller awarded Kleberg Foundation Medical Research Grant to advance lung tissue engineering

Rice bioengineer Jordan Miller will use the grant to develop novel biomaterials and 3D bioprinting systems.