Scientists Create Uncanny Cell Replicas for Treatment, Research

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The Schwann cell on the left is real the cell on the right is a replica. In the center is an impression taken from a real cell that is used in a two-part molding process. Cell replicas could be used in medical treatments to repair damaged nerves or i ...
The Schwann cell on the left is real; the cell on the right is a replica. In the center is an impression, taken from a real cell, that is used in a two-part molding process. Cell replicas could be used in medical treatments to repair damaged nerves or in laboratory research. Credit: Jan Bruder and Diane Hoffman-Kim/Brown University
Call them genuine fakes. Brown University biomedical engineer Diane Hoffman-Kim and her research team have made plastic replicas of real cells through a novel two-part molding process. The copies looked so authentic, Hoffman-Kim couldn't tell if they were real or rubber at first.


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