Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop Soft Tissue Substitute With Fewer Side Effects

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(Funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation)

A team of plastic surgeons and material scientists has invented a synthetic soft tissue substitute that is well tolerated and encourages the growth of soft tissue and blood vessels. This new material retains its shape without being too dense, overcoming challenges with current tissue fillers that tend to be either too soft or not porous enough to let cells move in and start regrowing tissue.