{"id":29368,"date":"2011-05-30T12:14:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T05:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nano2.toolsmkt.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2011-05-30T12:14:31","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T05:14:31","slug":"nanoengineers-invent-new-biomaterial-that-more-closely-mimics-human-tissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nanotec.or.th\/en\/nanoengineers-invent-new-biomaterial-that-more-closely-mimics-human-tissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanoengineers Invent New Biomaterial that More Closely Mimics Human Tissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the University of California San Diego, United States, have designed a new biomaterial for repairing damaged human tissue that does not wrinkle when it is stretched.\u00a0 <!--more-->The material marks a significant breakthrough in tissue engineering because it more closely mimics the properties of native human tissue.\u00a0 The biomaterial was created using a new biofabrication platform that uses light, precisely controlled mirrors and a computer projection system to build three-dimensional scaffolds with well-defined patterns of any shape for tissue engineering.\u00a0 The resulting tissue is able to maintain the property of not wrinkling whether the tissue patch has one or multiple layers.\u00a0 Shaochen Chen, a professor in the Department of NanoEngineering, hopes that future tissue patches \u2013 used to repair damaged heart walls, blood vessels and skin \u2013 will be more compatible with native human tissue than the patches available today.\u00a0 But, he adds, \u00a0\u201cWe are also exploring other opportunities.\u00a0 It\u2019s a new material. 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