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Pittsburgh-based team engineers muscle, bone cell differentiation with aid of ink-jet printer
12-10-2006 · EurekAlert!A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh has created and used an innovative ink-jet system to print "bio-ink" patterns that direct muscle-derived stem cells from adult mice to differentiate into both muscle cells and bone cells. The results, which could revolutionize the design of replacement body tissues, will be presented Sunday, Dec. 10 at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Diego.
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