This new biomaterial consists of two key elements ... Currently, the standard procedure is microfracture surgery, which involves creating small fractures in the bone to stimulate new cartilage ...

Robert Langer has spent more than 30 years working with biomaterials and has seen their development from simple implants to complex multifunctional interfaces with the body. He shares his vision ...

The inflammatory response plays a major role in the body’s response to injury, disease, or implantation of a biomaterial. When the inflammatory response functions normally, it can be a powerful force ...

Biomaterials are all around us ... to potentially regrow large volumes of surgically removed tissue from patients who underwent skin cancer surgery, thus allowing them to avoid the formation of ...

The department’s tissue engineering and biomaterials research focuses on developing new materials for applications in medicine and biology, as well as engineering biological tissues from adult stem ...

Preliminary work by Farmer and Wang proved that prenatal surgery combined with human placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells, held in place with a biomaterial scaffold to form a “patch ...

The lab-grown teeth would regenerate, integrate into the jaw, and function like real teeth—without the risks of rejection ...

“Orthopedics is a very interesting field because it is filled with innovation, ranging from new biomaterials to surgical ... McCullen says orthopedic surgery “is a popular field and is very ...

Collymer SAS is a novel flowable collagen biomaterial based on a validated and proprietary ... Simultaneously, GeniPhys will pursue additional indications, including breast-conserving surgery ...