Designed Biomaterials Mimicking Biology
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 12:32
in Biology & Nature
Engineered artificial proteins that mimic the elastic properties of muscles in living organisms are the subject of an article in Nature magazine to be released May 6. "Our goal is to use these biomaterials in tissue engineering as a type of scaffold for muscle regeneration," said co-author Dan Dudek, an assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech.