Wednesday, August 20, 2014

MIT scientists use polymer scaffold to stimulate bone growth

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MIT's porous tissue scaffold, as imaged by an electron microscope (Image: MIT)


A team of chemical engineers from MIT has developed a new method of stimulating bone growth, by utilizing the same chemical processes that occur naturally in the human body following an injury such as a broken or fractured bone. The technique involves the insertion of a porous scaffold coated with growth factors that prompt the body's own cells to naturally mend the damaged or deformed bone... Continue Reading MIT scientists use polymer scaffold to stimulate bone growth



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