Stem cell research is booming due to its many potential benefits, such as improved drug screenings, disease modeling, precision medicine, and cell therapy. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers Yan Li and Changchun Zeng are developing a high-tech foam into a special tool to better develop stem cells.
The foam was originally developed by Zeng to create a more comfortable prosthetic sock for amputees, but Li and Zeng thought it could also be used to build 3D brain scaffolds on which stem cells can grow. “As we get more and more data exploring this, it looks more likely that it works,” Li says.
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