RIT scientists develop biophysical model to help better diagnose and treat osteoarthritis
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell University have teamed up to explore cartilage tissue's unique properties with the hopes of improving osteoarthritis diagnosis and treatment. The team published a paper in Science Advances outlining their findings.
- ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell University have teamed up to explore cartilage tissue's unique properties with the hopes of improving osteoarthritis diagnosis and treatment.
- But the tissue does not regenerate once people reach adulthood, and damage to cartilage can be a precursor to diseases like osteoarthritis.
- "This mathematical model is informed by experimental data, so we can combine it with noninvasive measurements like MRIs.
- "As far as manmade synthetic materials, nothing anyone has come up with to date can compare to cartilage," said Das.