Scaffolds Covered In Stem Cells And Silver Ions To Prevent Osteomyelitis, University of Missouri Reveals

Bone infections are often very difficult to treat, and with the rise of MRSA this issue has become only more challenging. A team of researchers from University of Missouri, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, and Silpakorn University in Thailand has developed a way of making tissue scaffolds that ward off MRSA while promoting natural healing at the site of their implantation.

The structure of the scaffold is made of polylactic acid (PLA), a polymer commonly used in implants.

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