Artificial Cartilage Under Tension as Strong as Natural Material (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Artificial Cartilage Under Tension as Strong as Natural Material

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Cartilage neither heals nor regenerates after damage, so artificial cartilage could help many people with joints damaged by wear, injury or disease. Lab-grown cartilage grown with tension (top) shows similar mechanical and chemical properties to natural cartilage, which allows our joints to move smoothly. The lower image shows computer modeling of strain distribution across the artificial tissue.

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Athanasiou lab, UC Davis

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