Lab-grown bone could change the way we test new medical treatments. – Brinkwire

A new technology that could be used to test new treatments for human organs and bone tissueall whilst reducing the need for animal researchhas been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
The study, led by researchers from the University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, along with collaborators from Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain, developed a bone-on-a-chip device containing mini scaffolding that can be used to g…

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