Synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints
October 08, 2026
October 08, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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A synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints
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For more than a decade, David Putnam and Lawrence Bonassar have been trying to build a better molecular yarn.
The two Cornell engineers set out to recreate lubricin, a slippery glycoprotein that keeps healthy knees, hips and shoulders gliding smoothly against each other for a lifetime. When joints are i . . .
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A synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints
*
For more than a decade, David Putnam and Lawrence Bonassar have been trying to build a better molecular yarn.
The two Cornell engineers set out to recreate lubricin, a slippery glycoprotein that keeps healthy knees, hips and shoulders gliding smoothly against each other for a lifetime. When joints are i . . .