Joint diseases, such as knee osteoarthritis, are common in the elderly population and severely impair their quality of life. Conventional treatments like artificial joint replacements offer temporary relief but come with ...
Materials Science
Mar 30, 2020
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For the replacement of animal testing with alternatives in medical research, complex microtissues need to be cultivated. Researchers from Empa have developed a special polymer scaffold for three-dimensional cell cultures. ...
Polymers
Aug 15, 2018
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(Phys.org) -- Polymer fibers play a central role in the production of biomaterials for tissue engineering applications. Generated from self-assembling polyelectrolytes, these materials provide matrices for cells to grow and ...
Materials Science
Jul 4, 2012
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At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), researchers of the DFG Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) succeeded in specifically cultivating cells on three-dimensional structures. The fascinating thing is that the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2011
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A new study describes the development of a novel hybrid polymer suitable for producing 3D-printed scaffolds on which living cells can be seeded to create engineered tissues. The ability to use these hybrid polymer spools ...
Engineering
Aug 23, 2016
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Thanks to the ability of pluripotent stem cells to self-renew and differentiate into a wide variety of specialized cell types, they are expected to revolutionize the treatment of illnesses such as type I diabetes and Parkinson's ...
Biochemistry
Sep 26, 2012
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