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Bonelike polymer supports stem cells

By Alexandra Goho

- More than 2 years ago

From Boston, at a meeting of the Materials Research Society

BUILD STRONG BONES. Stem cells grown in a gel that mimics the natural environment of bones could one day repair bone fractures or defects in a skull. PhotoDisc

Growing stem cells on polymer scaffolds could be an effective strategy for manufacturing replacement tissues—a piece of bone to repair a defect or a fracture, for instance (SN: 3/6/04, p.