Sentences with phrase «nanofiber scaffold»
Shuguang Zhang of MIT, who also invented a solar cell based on spinach, developed the nanofiber scaffold solution in 1990.
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The MIT team developed a neuron - healing mixture they call self - assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold solution — or in simpler terms, a solution that contains peptides (molecules related to proteins) shaped like miniature combs.
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In future, it may be possible to use nanofibers to improve the attachment of bone implants, or the fibers may be used directly to scaffold bone regeneration.
The peptide molecules self - assemble into long structures called nanofibers, which come together to form a molecular «scaffold.»
Then, one of four other metals (nickel, cobalt, copper, or iron) acts as a scaffold, known as a nucleation site, on which the nanofiber continues to grow.
«We decided to look at nanofibers specifically as they are extremely fine and allowed us to easily determine if the sterilisation treatment affected the scaffold's structure.
The nanofibers» structural resemblance to proteins like collagen and elastin found in connective tissue make silk an ideal scaffolding material for vascular grafts and bone / cartilage engineering.
Doctors built a trachea for Hannah by creating a «scaffold» or windpipe mold out of non-absorbable nanofibers and seeding it with stem cells from her bone marrow.