Biomedical engineer to use $2M NIH grant to improve human tissue repair
August 07, 2024
August 07, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. To repair damaged tissue in the body from a skin burn to a damaged organ doctors use collagen, a protein that is naturally occurring in tissue. However, current methods of collagen use do not incorporate growth factors, which are another naturally occurring protein in tissues. These proteins can control the function of the cells and allow cell growth to be specific . . .
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. To repair damaged tissue in the body from a skin burn to a damaged organ doctors use collagen, a protein that is naturally occurring in tissue. However, current methods of collagen use do not incorporate growth factors, which are another naturally occurring protein in tissues. These proteins can control the function of the cells and allow cell growth to be specific . . .