viernes, 20 de marzo de 2020

Researchers weave a yarn out of human extracellular matrix (ECM)

Close-up of a researcher's hands as they weave extracellular matrix sheets into a yarn.
Researchers weave a yarn out of human extracellular matrix (ECM), the supportive network that normally surrounds cells in a living tissue. Scientists extracted ECM from lab-grown human cells and used it to make strands of tough yarn that can be knitted or woven into ‘human textiles’ that could someday be used for medical textiles. ( Acta Biomaterialia paper)

See more of the month’s best science images, selected by Nature’s photo team. 
(Nicolas L'Heureux)

No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario