New method to grow synthetic collagen unveiled: New material may find use in reconstructive surgery, cosmetics, tissue engineering

In a significant advance for cosmetic and reconstructive medicine, scientists have unveiled a new method for making synthetic collagen. The new material, which forms from a liquid in as little as an hour, has many of the properties of natural collagen and may prove useful as a scaffold for regenerating new tissues and organs from stem cells.

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