Gizmag Gel turns to bone-growing scaffold when injected into the body

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In the field of regenerative medicine, one of the current areas of interest involves the use of scaffolding-like materials that a patient's own cells can be "seeded" onto. As the cells grow and populate the material, they gradually replace it, until all that remains is a solid piece of tissue or bone. Now, scientists at Houston's Rice University have taken that concept a step further, using a polymer that is liquid at room temperature, but that solidifies into a scaffold when injected into patients' bodies... Continue Reading Gel turns to bone-growing scaffold when injected into the body

Section: Medical

Tags: Bones, Hydrogels, Polymer, Regenerative Medicine, Rice University

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