Carbon nanotube surface could help regenerate cartilage
June 5, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
Purdue University and Brown University nanotechnology researchers have found a way to regenerate cartilage naturally by creating a rough carbon nanotube surface that attracts cartilage-forming cells. Electrical pulses applied to the cells then encouraged them to grow.
Current methods to help with lost cartilage involve injections of a synthetic gel, which is temporary, so injections have to be repeated.