Everyday fabrics are being used in ground-breaking medical research . A material based on silk could help regrow damaged bone tissue . The researchers say the new fabric is a step towards developing more advanced materials for use in human body parts and organs. A device made of Gore-Tex is being used to plug holes in the heart .
Everyday fabrics are being used in ground-breaking medical research . A material based on silk could help regrow damaged bone tissue . Silk has six times the tensile strength of steel fiber of equal diameter . A device made of Gore-Tex is being used to plug holes in the heart .