Woven Scaffolds Could Improve Cartilage Repair

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— February 8, 2007 — Unique
Researchers at Duke have developed a 3-dimensional woven scaffolding material and process that will serve as a base to join with3-5 scaffoling weaving machine stem cells to form natural cartilage to replace your existing knee cartilage.

This is great, and amazing, as it is a fully therapeutic, and uses stem cells (see they're awesome) to grow the actual cartilage on the scaffolding.

What this means is, in 3 to 4 years this process should be ready for it's first human testing.

Trend Themes

  1. 3D Printing — The development of 3-dimensional woven scaffolding material and process opens up opportunities for 3D printing in the medical field.
  2. Regenerative Medicine — The use of stem cells to grow natural cartilage on scaffolding presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of regenerative medicine.
  3. Biomedical Engineering — The creation of woven scaffolds for cartilage repair highlights potential advancements in the field of biomedical engineering.

Industry Implications

  1. Medical Devices — The development of woven scaffolds for cartilage repair can revolutionize the medical devices industry.
  2. Pharmaceuticals — The integration of stem cells into cartilage repair opens up new possibilities in the pharmaceutical industry.
  3. Orthopedics — The application of woven scaffolding in cartilage repair has the potential to disrupt the orthopedics industry.
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