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'Nanofiber Yarn' Makes for Stretchy, Protective Artificial Tissue
April 23, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:

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- Twisted fibers coated with living cells could assist healing of injured muscles and tendons.

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By Jennifer Chu

The human body is held together by an intricate cable system of tendons and muscles, engineered by nature to be tough and highly stretchable. An injury to any of these tissues, particularly in a major join . . .

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