New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone - MIT News Office
MIT engineers participating in The Cambridge-MIT Institute have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints.
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The researchers demonstrated the scaffold's effectiveness in a 16-week study involving goats. In that study, the scaffold successfully stimulated bone and cartilage growth after being implanted in the goats' knees.
Biomaterials are either modified natural or synthetic materials which find application in a spectrum of medical implants for the repair, augmentation and replacement of body tissues. One well known example is the total replacement of an arthritic joint by an artificial prosthesis based on appropriate biocompatible engineering materials.
While providing an effective solution for many patients, the outcome is often time limited. As a consequence, our research is focused on the innovation of second generation biomaterials derived from the biological template, and in tissue engineering, with the potential for enhanced, or even an infinite, lifetime in the patient.
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