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October 2006 Issue
In The News (10/06)
Bioengineered Cartilage Repairs Osteoarthritic Knees
Despite the debilitating erosion of cartilage in osteoarthritc knees, the
disease¯at least in its early stages¯presents a positive environment for
the formation of new cartilage when bioengineered cartilage is implanted.
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. found that custom-made
patches¯constructed of erythrocytes (red blood cells) isolated from healthy …
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