Arthritis Hope: Engineers Use High Pressure To Stimulate Growth Of New Cartilage
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 10:35
in Biology & Nature
Bioengineers have discovered that intense pressure -- similar to what someone would experience more than a half-mile beneath the ocean's surface -- stimulates cartilage cells to grow new tissue with nearly all of the properties of natural cartilage. The new method requires no stem cells and may eventually provide relief for thousands of arthritis sufferers. It also holds promise for producing tissues to repair bladders, blood vessels, kidneys, heart valves, bones and more.
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