Exciting research news! A team of scientists and engineers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have invented a new technique to identify populations of rare stem cells from bone marrow based on their different combinations of biophysical characteristics such as cell size, cell stiffness and nucleus deformation. This new technique will give clinicians a fillip in stem-cell treatment of joint, bone and muscle repair. Assoc Prof Jerry Chan, Director of KK Research Centre and Senior Consultant with the Department of Reproductive Medicine at KKH, who is one of the SMART co-investigators, said: This important discovery will allow us to identify and select the best population of stem cells that we can use for treating different diseases such as brittle-bone disease or in repairing large bone defects. We anticipate that this technique will enhance our knowledge of the cells being used in our upcoming clinical trial to repair large bone defects. More info at researchsea/html/article.php/aid/8409/cid/1/research/science/researchsea/world___s_first_novel_method_for_label-free_identification_of_stem_cells_that_will_lead_to_more_consistent_and_efficacious_stem_cell_therapies.html
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:10:56 +0000
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