Orthopedics, Engineering Blend to Better Repair Torn Rotator Cuffs (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Orthopedics, Engineering Blend to Better Repair Torn Rotator Cuffs

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A nanoscale elemental map is shown of collagen fibrils in a mineralized region of bone. The images on the top show carbon-rich regions (i.e., collagen) in green and calcium-rich regions (i.e., mineral) in red. A three-dimensional model of a mineralized collagen fibril is shown.

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Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD

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