Submitted by Stefanie Sydlik and Meng Deng of the Langer Lab in the Koch Institute
The goal of my work in the Langer Lab is to synthesize an injectable block copolymer scaffold which works with the body's natural healing responses to repair damaged cartilage. This image shows how a polymer programs stem cells to rebuild cartilage. We took this image to characterize the morphology of the cells after culturing them in growth media.
Keywords: 2014, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Langer Laboratory, electron microscopy, tissue repair, cartilage, polymers, stem cells, MIT
Collection: Image Awards 2014