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The secrets of the lowly ground beetle could lead to better tissue engineering
Sep 03, 2009 |
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The first engineering study of the internal fluid flows of insects, creatures that have evolved efficiently over millions of years, may provide engineers and scientists with new ideas for how to build better ...
Progress Toward Artificial Tissue?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature.
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Study uses bone marrow stem cells to regenerate skin
Jan 14, 2009 |
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A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction. The ...
Production line for artificial skin
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Dec 09, 2008 |
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Some patients wish they had a second skin – for instance because their own skin has been burnt in a severe accident. But transplanting skin is a painstaking task, and a transplant that has to cover large areas ...
Engineers create bone that blends into tendons
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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Engineers at Georgia Tech have used skin cells to create artificial bones that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones display a gradual ...
Tissue engineered scaffolding allows reproduction of cartilage tissue
May 09, 2007 |
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A new study examines the use of tissue-engineered scaffolding made of cartilage cells, which have a limited ability to heal naturally, to replace defective cartilage tissue. Cartilage cells are extracted and seeded to the ...
Breakthrough research could speed up the recovery of injured athletes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A tendon can be one of the most common and frustrating injuries for an athlete - often forcing them to stay away from the sports field for up to eight weeks.
Saving teeth by using periodontal ligament regeneration
Jun 04, 2008 |
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Teeth may fall out as a result of inflammation and subsequent destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth. Dutch researcher Agnes Berendsen has investigated a possible solution to this problem. At the Academic Centre ...
Scientists develop 'cyborg engineering' for coronary bypass grafting
Jun 03, 2008 |
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A team of London scientists have taken a major step in making the use of artificial veins and arteries in coronary bypass grafts a reality. In a study published in the June 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers descri ...
Umbilical cord blood may help build new heart valves
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Children with heart defects may someday receive perfectly-matched new heart valves built using stem cells from their umbilical cord blood, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
New-generation artificial cornea could restore vision for millions worldwide
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May 19, 2008 |
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An improved artificial cornea, which could restore the vision of more than 10 million people worldwide who are blind due to diseased corneas, finally is moving toward reality, scientists in California conclude ...
Non-wovens as scaffolds for artificial tissue
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software program helps to characterize ...
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