Stem cells and nanofibers make promising nerve research

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 16:10 in Biology & Nature

Using polymer nanofibers thinner than human hairs as scaffolds, researchers have coaxed a particular type of brain cell to wrap around nanofibers that mimic the shape and size of nerves found in the body.

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