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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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This involves the creation of ‘bioreactors’, which attempt to provide the same chemical and physical properties as the tissue site in the body. To work effectively, the chamber has to be flexible and undergo mechanical stresses in different directions as the shoulder joint moves. “We Bioengineering is where engineering meets medicine.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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There’s a lot of exciting science out there, but for it to be useful for society, it needs to be translated into accessible technology that can be commercialised,” says Jin. Though we work long and sometimes unsociable hours, we have a good degree of flexibility. “I The other potential limitation is people. I think I’ve achieved a lot.

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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A team of researchers with expertise in physics, engineering and biology are finding out whether trace metals in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Head of Trace Metals in Medicine Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, UK. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Metallomics, Biomedical Engineering.

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