Materials scientists show way to make durable artificial tendons from improved hydrogels
Loading video... VIDEO: Stretch testing of an artificial tendon material developed by UCLA materials scientists. The width of the test material is about 2 mm. view more Credit: Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu, and Ximin He/UCLA UCLA materials scientists and their colleagues have developed a new method to make synthetic biomaterials that mimic the internal structure, stretchiness, strength and durability of tendons and other biological tissues. The researchers developed a two-pronged process to enhance the strength of existing hydrogels that could be used to create artificial tendons, ligaments...
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