From the lab, the first cartilage-mimicking gel that’s strong enough for knees
Friday, June 26, 2020 - 15:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The thin, slippery layer of cartilage between the bones in the knee is magical stuff: strong enough to withstand a person’s weight, but soft and supple enough to cushion the joint against impact, over decades of repeat use. That combination of soft-yet-strong has been hard to reproduce in the lab. But now, Duke University researchers […]