https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/renewed-meniscus
“What makes this breakthrough exciting is that once implanted within the joint, the material encourages the surrounding stem cells to regrow the cartilage using electrical charges. The material acts like a magnet drawing the appropriate stem cells onto it.”
“This is a natural process,” Liu said. “The body’s movement produces an electrical charge, which is also mimicked through the biodegradable material. Both encourage the body’s natural healing process.”
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