New tool against MRSA – Stem cells in silver scaffolding

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus – MRSA, magnified 4780x

Osteomyelitis is a debilitating bone infection that can result when MRSA invades bone tissue following surgery. Now a team of scientists at University of Missouri led by Elizabeth Loboa, Dean of UM’s College of Engineering, has created silver-coated scaffolds that are seeded with fat-derived stem cells that can be triggered to create bone. The silver ions stave off MRSA while generating new bone.

Take a look at the video describing this revolutionary study here. More about this exciting discovery can be found at the University of Missouri website here.

Imagine: the end of antibiotics in sight. Here’s more from a brilliant TED talk on healing with a cell instead of a pill.