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Futureproof Extra: Hybrid Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Injuries

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

English - January 24, 2023 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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An injury to the spinal cord can be hugely traumatic and life-changing.

While currently, there are no proven treatments that protect against the consequences of SCI work goes on to change that.

Aleksandra Serafin, a Ph.D. researcher at the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick, is involved in one line of research that looks to be a part of that change - she joins Jonathan to discuss.