Researchers have successfully extracted keratin from wool and used it to regenerate bone in a living animal. The wool-based scaffolds produced bone that was more organized and structurally sound than collagen, the long-standing benchmark. Wool is often a by-product of farming, making the material both renewable and scalable.
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La queratina de lana repara huesos mejor que el estándar médico actual

Investigadores del King’s College de Londres han extraído queratina de lana y la han utilizado para regenerar el hueso en un animal vivo. Los andamios de lana produjeron tejido óseo más organizado y resistente que el colágeno, el referente hasta ahora. Al ser un subproducto ganadero, usar lana hace el proceso renovable y escalable.

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