4/26/2011 PERMALINK
Penn scientists develop a new way to re-grow cartilage damaged by injury or aging. A group of Penn scientists working across disciplines has developed a novel way to allow patients to re-grow cartilage in their own bodies, using their own cells, directly in the site that has been damaged through injury or disease. Penn Engineering Associate Professor Jason Burdick says the breakthrough offers more effective tissue regeneration therapies that offer longer-lasting results for the active as they age.