By The Engineer –
Engineers at Nottingham University have 3D-printed blood-based regenerative materials that mimic natural healing processes and enhance recovery.
Described in Advanced Materials, the ‘biocooperative’ materials combine a subject’s own blood with peptide amphiphiles (PAs) that guide the biological healing process. Together, the blood and PAs mimic the function of the regenerative hematoma (RH), a complex cluster of healing cells and molecules that forms in response to injury.
