Researchers control growth rate of replacement blood vessels, tissues

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Characterization of  nanospheres  and nanosphere incorporated nano-fibrous scaffolds  (A) Scanning electron micrograph of nanospheres (B) macroscopic photographs of scaffolds before (left) and after (right) nanosphere incorporation (C D) scanning ele ...
Characterization of nanospheres and nanosphere incorporated nano-fibrous scaffolds (A) Scanning electron micrograph of nanospheres; (B) macroscopic photographs of scaffolds before (left) and after (right) nanosphere incorporation; (C, D) scanning electron micrographs of nano-fibrous scaffolds before nanosphere incorporation at 100_ (C) and 10,000_ (D); (E, F) scanning electron micrographs of PLLA nano-fibrous scaffolds after nanosphere incorporation at 100_ (E) and10,000. Photo made available by the Public Library of Science.

Researchers have discovered a way to control the growth rate of replacement tissue and the formation of new blood vessels, which solves one of the vexing problems of growing replacement tissue to treat injuries and trauma in humans.


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