8.06.2010

Screw polysporin, give me some fibronectin for my owie

Harvard scientists have developed a fabric coated with a protein called fibronectin which has the potential for helping wounds heal quickly sans scarring or possibly as a scaffold for growing organs.

Protein pattern: This computer rendering shows ripples on fabric made from protein. Such fabrics could be used as scaffolds for growing organs.
Credit: ACS/ Nano Letters

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/25918/?nlid=3315

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