Nanoskin Implants (IMAGE)

Brown University

Nanoskin Implants

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Anodizing the titanium surface of a surgical implant, left, yields a roughened surface of nanotubes, which skin cells colonize more quickly.

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Thomas Webster laboratory, Brown University

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