Triphasic Biomaterial Scaffold Regenerates a Cranial Stem Cell Niche and Restores Skull Growth (IMAGE)

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Triphasic Biomaterial Scaffold Regenerates a Cranial Stem Cell Niche and Restores Skull Growth

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Researchers developed a biodegradable “bone-suture-bone” scaffold that preserves skeletal stem cells while supporting surrounding bone formation. In a mouse model of craniosynostosis, the engineered niche prevented re-fusion of skull bones and improved craniofacial growth.

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Dr. W. Benton Swanson from Harvard University, USA, and Professor Yuji Mishina from the University of Michigan, USA Image source link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41413-026-00539-z

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