Hold your forces - A new study demonstrates that mechanical forces affect the growth and remodeling of blood vessels during tissue regeneration and wound healing. The forces diminish or enhance the vascularization process and tissue regeneration depending on when they are applied during the healing process.
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Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)
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Student and Faculty, Engineering, Life Sciences and Biology
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hold your forces, Mechanical stress can help or hinder wound healing, Robert Guldberg
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- Created By: Colly Mitchell
- Workflow Status: Published
- Created On: Nov 17, 2011 - 4:27am
- Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm