Students embed stem cells in sutures to enhance healing

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 07:49 in Health & Medicine

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient's own adult stem cells in the surgical thread that doctors use to repair serious orthopaedic injuries such as ruptured tendons. The goal, the students said, is to enhance healing and reduce the likelihood of re-injury without changing the surgical procedure itself...

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