Nanofiber Spheres Carrying Cells Injected Into Wounds to Grow Tissue, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2011) — For the first time, scientists have made star-shaped, biodegradable polymers that can self-assemble into hollow, nanofiber spheres, and when the spheres are injected with cells into wounds, these spheres biodegrade, but the cells live on to form new tissue.

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