Nano-shells Deliver Molecules that Tell Bone to Repair Itself

[Dexter]

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2016/01/nano-shells-deliver-molecules-tell-bone-repair-itself

Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a polymer sphere that delivers a molecule to bone wounds that tells cells already at the injury site to repair the damage. Using the polymer sphere to introduce the microRNA molecule into cells elevates the job of existing cells to that of injury repair by instructing the cells' healing and bone-building mechanisms to switch on, said Peter Ma, professor of dentistry and lead researcher on the project.