Parsley and Other Plants Lend Form to Human Stem Cell Scaffolds
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 17:01
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are using the decellularized husks of plants such as parsley, vanilla and orchids to form three-dimensional scaffolds that can then be primed and seeded with human stem cells to optimize their growth in the lab dish and, ultimately, create novel biomedical implants.