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Sea cucumber-inspired hydrogel shows promise for tendon repair
Key Takeaways
- Waterloo researchers developed a hydrogel with adjustable stiffness inspired by sea cucumbers.
- In a rat tendon-injury study, the gel was associated with better healing than stitches alone.
- The material degraded and was absorbed over approximately eight weeks.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org