June 5, 2013

Engineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants – Buddy Ratner Quoted

UW Today story excerpt: The UW researchers created a synthetic substance that fully resists the body’s natural attack response to foreign objects. Medical devices such as artificial heart valves, prostheses and breast implants could be coated with this polymer to prevent the body from rejecting an implanted object. Currently working on mice, the researchers Ratner and Shaoyi Jiang plan to test on humans. Read the full story about this amazing research advancement in UW Today.