Bioengineered materials promote the growth of functional vasculature

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 04:35 in Health & Medicine

Regenerative medicine therapies often require the growth of functional, stable blood vessels at the site of an injury. Using synthetic polymers called hydrogels, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have been able to induce significant vasculature growth in areas of damaged tissue...

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