Wireless capsule endoscopy has been very helpful in making advances in the world of endoscopy, but this work has always been limited to superficial tissue.
Porcine models have proved invaluable in advancing acute lung injury research, particularly in establishing the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in reducing the
Porcine heart tissue may prove extremely helpful in finding a solution for cardiac failure. The process of using detergents to decellularize and then recellularize porcine
Americans spend more than $20 billion dollars a year on wound care, a figure that’s exacerbated by factors such as infections, repeated surgeries and extended
As we discussed last month, ablation is a method used in treating liver tumors. Our previous blog post looked at thermal ablation and porcine liver
About 75 million Americans have hypertension, a condition that can lead to stroke, heart failure, kidney disease and elevated risk for heart attack. Treating this
The use of porcine tissue continues to grow in medical research. Due to the high degree of similarity between swine and human bodies, researchers have
Surgeons who perform tendon and ligament replacements are always searching for materials that can mimic the performance and load transmissions of the native material. As
An abdominal wall hernia is a weakness in the muscles of your abdominal wall that can cause pain and bulging of the fat or intestines.
The cells that make up our bodies are surrounded by an extracellular matrix – ECM – which provides support for the cells. When there is
Porcine renal tissue is useful in studying ultrasound elastography, a method of measuring the graft health of a transplanted kidney. A recent study by researchers
As we’ve pointed out multiple times on this blog, porcine tissue is used in research because of pigs’ biological similarities to humans. That was the case
