Summary of Groundbreaking Biomaterial Heals Tissues From the Inside Out:
This article discusses a new biomaterial that has been developed to reduce inflammation and stimulate cell and tissue repair when injected intravenously. This could potentially be used to treat conditions such as heart attacks, traumatic brain injury and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The biomaterial is based on a hydrogel developed at UC San Diego and was tested on rodent and large animal models with successful results. Human clinical trials are expected to begin in the next one to two years.
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