On the cover: Biomaterial breakthrough
Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr聽Jamal Daoud of the Department of聽Biomedical Engineering聽is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article聽describes the successful adhesion of聽human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and聽gelatin composite microgels. The findings may lead to better treatments for people affected by vocal cord injury or disease.聽Co-authors on the paper include Prof Luc Mongeau (Dept of Mechanical Engineering), Prof聽Maryam Tabrizian聽(Dept聽of聽Biomedical Engineering, Dept of聽Anatomy and Cell Biology),聽Dr聽Hojatollah Vali (Dept聽of聽Anatomy and Cell Biology),聽and Dr聽Sara Sheibani聽(Dept聽of聽Anatomy and Cell Biology,聽Defence R&D Canada).聽