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Research Reports on Biomimetics from Sichuan University Provide New Insights

Published in Blood Weekly, February 9th, 2012

2012 FEB 9 -- "Nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 6 (n-HA/PA6) composite scaffolds were prepared by a combined method of phase separation and particle leaching processing technique. The porous matrices were seeded with allogenic bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) and implanted in the critical-size calvarial defect (8-mm diameter) in rats," investigators in Chengdu, People's Republic of China report.

"The adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation of BMSCs were demonstrated by (3-{4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl}-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazoliumbromide) assay, immunohistochemical staining, and scanning electron microscopy in vitro. Cell survival was tracked via...

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