Tendons in Biological News

Galloping and breathing at high speed

... area is located inside the forelimbs, made up of long tendons. These tendons are vulnerable to injury during high speed training or racing. The ... within the deep digital flexor resulting from stress and strain on the tendons of the animal. According to Dr. Hermanson, "Fatigue of the deep flexor ...

Engineers create bone that blends into tendons

... that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones display a gradual change from bone to ... is an artificial bone that gradually turns into soft tissue, such as tendons or ligaments. If the technology is able to pass further testing, one ...

Robo-bats with metal muscles may be next generation of remote control flyers

... The material provides a full range of motion, but will always return to its original position a function performed by many tiny bones, cartilage and tendons in real bats." Seelecke explains that the research team is also using smart materials for the muscular system. "We're using an alloy that responds ...

Gene expression findings a step toward better classification and treatment of juvenile arthritis

... systemic arthritis (with fever and rash and inflammation throughout the body) and enthesitis-related arthritis (affecting the junctions between tendons and bones). Using gene expression technology a method by which scientists can determine the relative levels of expression of thousands of different ...

Non-wovens as scaffolds for artificial tissue

... a technique to produce cartilage tissue artificially so that patients with such knee problems can walk free of pain again. The aim is also to make tendons and blood vessels in the laboratory. The research scientists place cells on a porous scaffold material, for example a non-woven made of polymer ...

Research at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source reveals structure and behavior of collagen

... an individual collagen molecule, according to Orgel. Orgel and his team performed diffraction studies on intact collagen fibrils inside the tendons of rat tails in order to understand just how the protein functioned within unbroken tissue. We tried to draw a highly accurate map of the ...

Raydiance collaborates with Rutgers, MTF to develop innovative tissue processing approaches

... the usability and viability of limited donor tissues. Surface decontamination Develop non-intrusive sterilization techniques on donor skin and tendons to minimize collateral tissue damage while effectively removing viral or bacterial contamination. Removal of unwanted hairs - Develop a laser ...

Major genetic breakthrough for ankylosing spondylitis brings treatment hope

... 500 women in the UK, typically striking people in their late teens and twenties. Whilst it mainly affects the spine, it can also affect other joints, tendons and ligaments. More rarely, it can affect other areas, such as the eyes, lungs, bowel and heart. High-profile sufferers of the condition include ...

Stem cells can repair torn tendons or ligaments

... options used to repair torn ligaments and tendons have consisted of tissue grafting and synthetic ... implanted these cells into torn Achilles tendons of rats they found that the cells not only ... protein critical for creating strong yet flexible tendons and ligaments. Tendon tissue repair was ...

Cigarette smoking impedes tendon-to-bone healing

... cuff injuries. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons in the shoulder that provide rotation, elevate the arm and stabilize the ... enough evidence to state that nicotine has a negative impact on healing in tendons as well as in bone." As to how nicotine works to interfere with ...

Bones in motion: Brown scientists to create new 3-D X-ray system

... biologist tracing the disappearance of digits in pigs would face a difficult task. To see the exact position and movement of bones and the ligaments, tendons and cartilage that surround them, would require cutting into flesh ?not a desirable option. The new system, dubbed CTX, will combine the 3-D ...

Natural polyester makes new sutures stronger, safer

... associate. Williams said he envisions that the new sutures will be used for abdominal closures, which are prone to re-opening, and to stitch tendons and ligaments. Developed using a method created at MIT, the absorbable sutures are the first made from material produced by genetically modified ...

MIT engineers probe spiders' polymer art

... bringing closer to reality the long-sought goal of spinning artificial spider silk. Manufactured spider silk could be used for artificial tendons and ligaments, sutures, parachutes and bulletproof vests. But engineers have not managed to do what spiders do effortlessly. In a study published ...

Scientists tie several cancers to common 'oncogene engine'

... Cell article ?previously found that MITF was present in a dangerous type of soft-tissue tumor ?clear cell sarcoma ?that develops near muscles and tendons in teenagers and young adults. The scientists had been alerted to the possibility of MITF involvement because clear cell sarcoma tumors are sometimes ...