“Nanofiber yarn” makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue

Wow! this is next one! If proven would be a great relief to a lot of people!!!

As the article explains! - “When you repair muscle or tendon, you really have to fix their movement for a period of time, by wearing a boot, for example,” says Ming Guo, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “With this nanofiber yarn, the hope is, you won’t have to wearing anything like that.”

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“We may be able to one day embed these structures under the skin, and the [coil] material would eventually be digested, while the new cells stay put,” Guo says. “The nice thing about this method is, it’s really general, and we can try different materials. This may push the limit of tissue engineering a lot.”

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Engineers 3-D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces

A major development that could help creating customized implants is a great news for the mankind! Hope it can be cost effective as well that it benefits all part of the society and could be implemented in almost all hospital facilities with an OT!. A it reads in the article - "Now MIT engineers have designed pliable, 3-D-printed mesh materials whose flexibility and toughness they can tune to emulate and support softer tissues such as muscles and tendons.""Engineers 3-D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces

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