University of Virginia: Engineers Develop Device to Automate Tissue Manufacturing for Muscle Repair
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 29 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
In recent wars, about 53,000 U.S. military veterans have suffered serious injuries, often involving large amounts of tissue loss. Many more Americans also suffer from long-term injuries resulting from car crashes, accidents and surgeries. Many of these injuries are disfiguring and debilitating.
Now, imagine if lost skeletal muscle could be replaced with manufactured tissue . . .
In recent wars, about 53,000 U.S. military veterans have suffered serious injuries, often involving large amounts of tissue loss. Many more Americans also suffer from long-term injuries resulting from car crashes, accidents and surgeries. Many of these injuries are disfiguring and debilitating.
Now, imagine if lost skeletal muscle could be replaced with manufactured tissue . . .