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Researchers in Berna Özkale Edelmann’s lab developed #nanorobots that can mechanically stimulate #stemcells to form #bonecells. The method enables precise control of cell transformation and could support future medical treatments: http://go.tum.de/438991

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How mechanical stimulation turns stem cells into bone cells

Prof. Berna Özkale Edelmann works in her laboratory at the Technical University of Munich on transforming stem cells into specialised body cells.

Phys.org Mar 3, 2023

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-curvature-biomaterials-inhibits-bone-cells.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1631687891167465473#m

#Curvature of biomaterials inhibits or stimulates #bonecells to make new tissue, offering insights for repair @TUDelft @NatureComms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36436-w https://phys.org/news/2023-03-curvature-biomaterials-inhibits-bone-cells.html

Curvature of biomaterials inhibits or stimulates bone cells to make new tissue, offering insights for repair

Living cells can perceive and respond to the geometry of their environment. "Cells sense and respond to the geometry of the surfaces they are exposed to. Depending on their curvature, surfaces can either encourage cells to create new tissue or prevent them from doing so," says Amir Zadpoor, professor of Biomaterials and Tissue Biomechanics, supervisor of a study showing that the curvature of biomaterials inhibits or stimulates bone cells to make new tissue. "Stimulating curvatures made by a 3D printer are an easy and safe way to promote tissue growth. As compared to drugs, they are also much cheaper."