After
several attempts by various scientists and researchers, it is finally
revealed that they have made a ground-breaking invention - The skin
patch. It has the ability, not only to heal but also regrow damaged
organs within a short span of time. The technology used to develop this
is called (TNT) Tissue Nanotransfection. The technique is reprogramming
of skin cells. Inducing pluripotent stem cells are the most common
instances of reprogramming where the stem cells such as the blood or
skin is converted to an embryonic stem cell by introducing it to some
reprogramming genes to it. The method requires the path to be placed on
the wound or target area and then removed. During this process, the chip
injects a genetic code into the cells of the skin which helps restore
the wounded/damaged blood vessels. The research team at Ohio State
University were successful in restoring cognitive functions on lab mice
with serious damage in its limbs.
The chip injects bits of DNA
into the skin pores with just a shot of electricity. It is then, that
the DNA drops its identity and reprograms itself to the certain cell
type which can be further harvested to fix injured and severed organs.
This technological advancement is likely to help in the reconstruction
of damaged internal organs, restoration of old and aged tissues and in
bringing relief in brain regeneration.
The Ohio team has built
this device with silicone of the size of a stamp and it serves the
purpose of a reservoir as well as an injector. It's as small as a penny.
It is micro-etched with several nano channels that help in connecting
with the microscopic dents.
Another path-changing aspect about
this invention is that it does not involve expensive cell isolating
methods nor does it warrant tedious manipulation in the laboratory. This
technology would use the patient's skin itself for the conversion to
take place and thus making the human skin a prolific bioreactor.
Researchers
believe that if this technology is further bettered, it can help in a
massive way in relieving and restoring cognitive functions and also help
patients with Alzheimer, Parkinson disease as well as relieve brain
tumors.
The team is now waiting for approval of human trials, as
it uses the person's own skin cells and doesn't require external
medication. This extensive research was led by Dr. Chandan Sen, Director
of Centre of regenerative medicine and Cell-based Therapies and was
funded by Leslie and Abigail Wexner, Ohio State's Centre for
Regenerative Medicine and Cell-Based Therapies and Ohio State's
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centre.
This invention can not
only instil hope and faith in a lot of people but also help them recover
and heal completely without having to go through an invasive surgery,
but instead use their own living cells to heal themselves. According to
Dr. Chandan, it will take a little longer to get the approval of FDA to
start their human trials, following to the success of which, is the
possibility of this technology being available for the masses.
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