Nanotechnologists develop a method for incorporating living
cells into materials
(April 28, 2015) Scientists
from the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have developed a
method for naturally incorporating living cells in materials, while fully
preserving all properties. They succeeded in changing bacteria in such a way
that they can be incorporated in man-made materials with dynamic weak bonds
(non-covalent bonds). This new method opens the way for 'living implants', such
as stents on which cells from the lining of blood vessels can attach
themselves. The research was published in the leading scientific journal ACS
Nano.