Imagine splitting a human hair 100,000 times. Each split is a single nanometer in diameter, the size of a nanostructure.
MoreMaking paralyzed mice walk was just the first step for Samuel Stupp. Now he and his team are on a mission to help our bodies repair themselves.
MoreNanotope, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Smith & Nephew, Inc., a member of the Smith & Nephew plc group (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) to develop a cartilage regeneration product for human healthcare markets using a subset of its proprietary regenerative medicine technology.
MoreNorthwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates the bone marrow stem cells and produces natural cartilage. No conventional therapy can do this.
PASADENA, Calif. – February 2, 2010 – Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of a study using Nanotope's lead compound for cartilage regeneration.
MoreDr. Stupp's presentation to the New York Academy of Sciences. The molecular and nanoscale design of synthetic environments that emulate extracellular matrices is critical for the future of tissue engineering.
MoreResearch at Northwestern University has shown that a combination of nanotechnology and biology may enable damaged tissues and organs to heal themselves.
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Samuel Stupp has a bunch of mice that used to drag their hind legs behind them when they crawled around his Illinois lab, but they have miraculously regained at least partial use of their rear legs.
MoreThe research raises hope that nanotechnology might be used in treating degenerative illnesses such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease
MoreIn an interview, Samuel Stupp tells Rebecca Gillan how science on the small scale can solve some of medicine's large scale problems.
Mice induced to have heart attacks or given other wounds have quickly made a full recovery, thanks to a little help from nanotechnology. If the new results translate to humans, they could someday offer hope to millions of victims of heart attacks and other major injuries.
Peptide-hydrocarbon chain scaffold binds heparin to help promote wound healing. Using the biopolymer heparin and a nanofiber scaffold, researchers at Northwestern University have developed a novel nanostructure that promotes blood vessel growth. The system, developed by Samuel I. Stupp and his colleagues, could become an important tool in regenerative medicine, where new blood vessel formation is critical for healing wounds.
COVER STORY: Biotechnology Brings Hope to Tissue Regeneration. Applying synthetic molecules in regenerative medicine may translate to the repair of spinal-cord injury, bone, and heart tissue. A group of US scientists at Northwestern University believe their synthetic molecules could lead to regeneration of bodily tissue, including neurons.
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, and diabetes are among the most difficult medical conditions to treat because key cells within the body stop working.
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