by Caleb Horst | Apr 24, 2019 | In The Lab
(Image from Saanichton Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic) The knee meniscus is a rubbery C-shaped disc that acts as a cushion during movement. Creating an engineered meniscus is challenging because the native tissue has an interior cartilaginous zone and outer fibrous...
by Caleb Horst | Apr 9, 2019 | In The Lab
Prof. Lauren Flynn and her team at Western University, Canada, are exploring new strategies to stimulate cutaneous tissue repair for the treatment of chronic wounds. They have developed a unique three-dimensional network of porous beads which they call “bead foams”....
by Caleb Horst | Mar 27, 2019 | In The Lab
Hydrogels are soft materials that have similar properties to human tissues and could be used for novel medical devices, surgical applications or tissue engineering. However, almost all hydrogels have poor fatigue properties and break upon repeated stretch-relax...
by Caleb Horst | Mar 18, 2019 | In The Lab
Yimu Zhao (MASc.) and her team at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto has developed a platform called the “Biowire II”. This is a scalable tissue-cultivation platform that uses electrical field conditioning to...
by Caleb Horst | Mar 5, 2019 | In The Lab
Heart valve disease is a debilitating disease that affects millions of people. It occurs when one or more of the four valves in the heart does not open or close properly. Mechanical characterization of heart valve leaflets is critical for improving therapeutic options...
by Caleb Horst | Feb 25, 2019 | In The Lab
Stainless steel comes in various classifications depending on the amount and type of alloying elements. Austenitic stainless steels are unique in that they have exceptional corrosion resistance and maintain high strength, toughness and formability over a wide range of...
