Showing posts with label Anterior cruciate ligament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anterior cruciate ligament. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Exploring the wonders in the spider's web


Spiders are generally believed to be a predator that feeds on other animals by using their webs, but in the scientific cirle, the sider silk had been discovered to be a potent material the could treat injured knees because of it is believed to be the strongest natural fiber, but its medical potential remains a mystery.

According to Pravda

To investigate, Lewis and his team are now spinning spider silks into fibers. Lewis said researchers at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., have found that spider webs could be used as scaffolds for regenerating ligaments damaged in one of the world's most common knee injuries - ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments

Even William Shakespeare acknowledged the potency in spider web medicine "A Midsummer Night's Dream" where the character named Bottom said, "Good Master Cobweb: if I cut my finger, I shall make bold with you", informs Xinhua.

This could be could be used as scaffolds for regenerating ligaments damaged in one of the world's most common knee injuries - ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments

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