News tagged with cartilage cells
Researchers inject nanofiber spheres carrying cells into wounds to grow tissue
For the first time, scientists have made star-shaped, biodegradable polymers that can self-assemble into hollow, nanofiber spheres, and when the spheres are injected with cells into wounds, these spheres biodegrade, ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 17, 2011 |
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Building organs block by block: Tissue engineers create a new way to assemble artificial tissues
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tissue engineering has long held promise for building new organs to replace damaged livers, blood vessels and other body parts. However, one major obstacle is getting cells grown in a lab ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Mechanical properties of stem cells can foretell what they will become
To become better healers, tissue engineering need a timely and reliable way to obtain enough raw materials: cells that either already are or can become the tissue they need to build. In a new study, Brown ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate
"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New research by a ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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New method to grow synthetic collagen unveiled
In a significant advance for cosmetic and reconstructive medicine, scientists at Rice University have unveiled a new method for making synthetic collagen. The new material, which forms from a liquid in as ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Penn scientists develop a new way to re-grow cartilage
Every day the world over, runners hit the streets, pounding the pavement. Their knees are taking a pounding, too.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Nanomodified surfaces seal leg implants against infection
In recent years, researchers have worked to develop more flexible, functional prosthetics for soldiers returning home from battlefields in Afghanistan or Iraq with missing arms or legs. But even new prosthetics ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Ink-jet printers inspire scientists to make skin
Ink-jet printing technology has inspired scientists to look for ways to build sheets of skin that could one day be used for grafts in burn victims, experts said Sunday.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Scientists turn stem cells into cells for cartilage repair
(PhysOrg.com) -- Manchester scientists have turned embryonic stem cells into the cells that produce cartilage, which could be used to repair damaged and diseased joints.
Oct 18, 2010 |
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The replacement joint of the future, naturally grown
A pioneering study published Online First in the Lancet has shown that failing joints can be replaced with a joint grown naturally using the host's own stem cells. The work paves the way for a future of naturally grown joints ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Scaffold gradients: Finding the right environment for developing cells
People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have similar preferences for their support structures. Now a research team from ...
May 27, 2010 |
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Promoting healing by keeping skeletal stem cells 'young'
Scientists seeking new ways to fight maladies ranging from arthritis and osteoporosis to broken bones that won't heal have cleared a formidable hurdle, pinpointing and controlling a key molecular player to keep stem cells ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Researchers explore link between human birth defect syndrome, cancer metastasis
Some cells are natural rule-breakers. Neural crest cells for example, not only migrate throughout the body during development (most cells are more selective in their wandering), they are also more developmentally flexible ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Growing cartilage -- no easy task
Northwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Growing Cartilage from Stem Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Damaged knee joints might one day be repaired with cartilage grown from stem cells in a laboratory, based on research by Professor Kyriacos Athanasiou, chair of the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 20, 2009 |
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