Human bones can be broken in accidents, or they can be disintegrated when ravaged by disease and time. But scientists at the University of California may have a new weapon in the battle against forces that damage the human skeleton. They have found a way to create a stronger and safer frame than the artificial bone scaffolds currently in use.
Carbon Nanotube, incredibly strong molecules just billionths of a meter wide, can function as scaffolds for bone regrowth, according to researchers led by Robert Haddon at the same University.
Human Bone is having two parts. One is organic and another one is inorganic. The organic part is made of collagen, which is the most abundant protein in mammals. The inorganic component is a type of calcium crystal named hydroxyapatite. The collagen forms a sort of natural scaffold over which the calcium crystals organize into bone. The idea in Haddon's research is to use the nanotubes as substitutes for the collagen to promote new bone growth when bones have been broken or worn down.
Carbon Nanotube, incredibly strong molecules just billionths of a meter wide, can function as scaffolds for bone regrowth, according to researchers led by Robert Haddon at the same University.
Human Bone is having two parts. One is organic and another one is inorganic. The organic part is made of collagen, which is the most abundant protein in mammals. The inorganic component is a type of calcium crystal named hydroxyapatite. The collagen forms a sort of natural scaffold over which the calcium crystals organize into bone. The idea in Haddon's research is to use the nanotubes as substitutes for the collagen to promote new bone growth when bones have been broken or worn down.
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