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Regrowing knee cartilage with an electric kick
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Regrowing knee cartilage with an electric kick

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT VIDEO: A RABBIT HOPS ALONG A TREADMILL, STIMULATING A PIEZOELECTRIC CHARGE IN ITS BIOENGINEERED KNEE. THE CHARGE ENCOURAGES THE REGROWTH OF FRESH, MECHANICALLY ROBUST CARTILAGE, MAKING THE KNEE AS STRONG AND FUNCTIONAL AS IT WAS BEFORE IT WAS INJURED. CREDIT: THANH NGUYEN/UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AND UCONN HEALTH UConn bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage...