Cotton candy machines may hold key for making artificial organs

Monday, February 8, 2016 - 16:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Cotton candy machines may hold the key for making life-sized artificial livers, kidneys, bones and other essential organs. For several years, Leon Bellan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has been tinkering with cotton candy machines, getting them to spin out networks of tiny threads comparable in size, density and complexity to the […]

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