From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Wed Nov 27 2002 - 16:25:44 MST
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021126210341.htm
<<The collagen scaffold is biodegradable and eventually is replaced by the body. Pre-made blood vessels could be made available to emergency rooms where every second counts.
Other applications include pediatric surgery where implanted blood vessels must grow with the patient and diabetic patients who often lose blood vessels to vascular disease.
The same collagen electrospinning technology can also be used to regenerate or replace skin, bone, nerves, muscles and even repair spinal cord injuries, according to co-inventor Gary E. Wnek, Ph.D., a VCU chemical engineer. “Anything you want to repair can start from a scaffold. We’re very excited about the potential,” said Wnek.
Practical applications of the new technology could be commercially available within three years. >>
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