cenchempics: SCAFFOLDResearchers want to develop biocompatible polymers that would serve as scaffold
cenchempics: SCAFFOLDResearchers want to develop biocompatible polymers that would serve as scaffolding that helps regrow tissue, replacing damaged or missing flesh and organs in patients. A Swedish team developed the high-molecular-weight polymer shown above, which fluoresces strongly under near-infrared light, a part of the spectrum where most flesh is transparent. In lab rats, the researchers monitored the scaffolding mats with near-IR light and observed that it was colonized by rat tissue and blood vessels.Credit: Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201500351 (Enter our photo contest here)Related C&EN Content:Putting Stem Cells In Their PlaceCoaxing Tissue To RegenerateGraphene That’s Fit To Print -- source link
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