Engineered Spinal Discs
February 26, 2019 | Terry Sharrer
In experiments with rats and goats, bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania created an artificial spinal disc and implanted it with good results. The material was sandwiched hydrogel and polymer, seeded with cartilage and mesenchymal stem cells, between acellular polymer endplates. The implants in both animal models conformed to native tissue function. MORE
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