University of Pennsylvania: When Bone Behaves Like a Sponge
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news on March 18, 2026:
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When bone behaves like a sponge
Penn Engineers in the Tertuliano Lab have developed a nanoengineered 3D-printed scaffold for observing how cells feel force.
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Bone may look solid, but at the scale of the cells that live inside it, it behaves more like a sponge.
Every step, jump, or stretch compresse . . .
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When bone behaves like a sponge
Penn Engineers in the Tertuliano Lab have developed a nanoengineered 3D-printed scaffold for observing how cells feel force.
*
Bone may look solid, but at the scale of the cells that live inside it, it behaves more like a sponge.
Every step, jump, or stretch compresse . . .