Artificial spider silk for medical scaffolds
Latvian company PrintyMed is developing biocompatible artificial spider silk to create scaffolds that can be used for tissue engineering applications, such as three-dimensional heart valves, heart muscle regeneration, peripheral nerve regeneration, and bone and cartilage regeneration.
The technology also has potential uses in medical procedures, such as skin reconstruction and bladder repair.
For the full story, see the January 2024 edition of Medical Textiles.
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