"The stiffness of the silk biomaterial could be tuned to accommodate the cortical neurons and the different types of gels, maintaining both stability in culture and brain-like tissue elasticity," said the paper's first author, Min Tang-Schomer, post-doctoral scholar in biomedical engineering at Tuf
Date: Aug 12, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Lab-grown brain tissue 'doughnuts' could aid research into brain injuries
The tissue maintained viability for at least nine weeks significantly longer than cultures made of collagen or hydrogel alone and also offered structural support for network connectivity that is crucial for brain activity, said Min Tang-Schomer, Tufts University researcher and the principal au
The biggest drawback in the quarter was from corn processing, said Morningstar analyst Min Tang-Varner. The segment operating margin dropped to 8% from 16% in the quarter before that because product prices havent caught up to commodity prices.