Apr 23, 2009 Nanotexture promotes bladder tissue regeneration
Nanotechnology is contributing greatly to regenerative medicine,
particularly by creating nanometer pores and associated
nanometer surface features to improve bladder tissue growth
while inhibiting bladder calcium stone formation, which is a
common disease affecting 5.2% of adults in the US with a high
rate of recurrence. The need for bladder regeneration materials
arises for a number of reasons including bladder cancer, which
is diagnosed in 38,000 men and 15,000 women each year in the US.
Nanotechnology offers the opportunity to design artificial
bladder scaffolds that mimic natural tissue more accurately than
today's materials, which helps to promote tissue growth at a
quicker rate while also prohibiting bladder stone formation.
Nanoscale roughness and nanometer topography have been shown to
enhance cell functions that are pertinent for numerous tissue
engineering uses including bone, cartilage, vascular, nervous
system, skin and cardiac applica