by Caleb Horst | Feb 18, 2020 | In The Lab
Melt processing is a manufacturing technique to create plastics with different size, shape and function. It is a continuous manufacturing process which improves the manufacturing speed and decreases costs to fabricate parts. In the biology field, components made by...
by Caleb Horst | Feb 7, 2020 | In The Lab
Resorbable synthetic scaffolds work to encourage tissue regeneration by allowing immune cells (e.g., macrophages) to infiltrate and attract tissue-producing cells that deposit new extracellular matrix (ECM). The deposited tissue is then remodeled to possess...
by Caleb Horst | Feb 3, 2020 | In The Lab
When an abdominal hernia occurs, major surgery is often required to repair it and maintain the intact lining of the abdominal sac. However, the rate of surgical failure of this procedure is high along with a hernia recurrence rate of 24-50%. Prosthetic biomaterials...
