Dan Puperi and Jane Grande-Allen, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Dan Puperi and Jane Grande-Allen, Rice University

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Rice University graduate student Dan Puperi and bioengineer Jane Grande-Allen test a sample in her lab at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative. They led a study to evaluate the use of the natural polymer hyaluronan as a template for growing spongiosa tissue for replacement heart valves.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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