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Old March 22nd, 2017 #1
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Default Using Plants as 3-D Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Using Plants as 3-D Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Borrowing from nature is an age-old theme in science. Form and function go hand-in-hand in the natural world and the structures created by plants and animals are only rarely improved on by humans.

Taking that lesson to heart, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are using the decellularized husks of plants such as parsley, vanilla and orchids to form three-dimensional scaffolds that can then be primed and seeded with human stem cells to optimize their growth in the lab dish and, ultimately, create novel biomedical implants.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/c...neering-286511
 
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