Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch

[Kablooie]

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State's College of Engineering have developed a new technology, Tissue Nanotransfection (TNT), that can generate any cell type of interest for treatment within the patient's own body. This technology may be used to repair injured tissue or restore function of aging tissue, including organs, blood vessels and nerve cells.

"By using our novel nanochip technology, injured or compromised organs can be replaced. We have shown that skin is a fertile land where we can grow the elements of any organ that is declining," said Dr. Chandan Sen, director of Ohio State's Center for Regenerative Medicine & Cell Based Therapies, who co-led the study with L. James Lee, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering with Ohio State's College of Engineering in collaboration with Ohio State's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center.

"This is difficult to imagine, but it is achievable, successfully working about 98 percent of the time. With this technology, we can convert skin cells into elements of any organ with just one touch. This process only takes less than a second and is non-invasive, and then you're off. The chip does not stay with you, and the reprogramming of the cell starts. Our technology keeps the cells in the body under immune surveillance, so immune suppression is not necessary," said Sen, who also is executive director of Ohio State's Comprehensive Wound Center.

"The concept is very simple," Lee said. "As a matter of fact, we were even surprised how it worked so well. In my lab, we have ongoing research trying to understand the mechanism and do even better. So, this is the beginning, more to come.
Researchers plan to start clinical trials next year to test this technology in humans, Sen said.

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170807120530.htm

[n2doc]

1. I'll believe it when I see it being used in Hospitals

Sounds way too 'woo' to me.

[ismnotwasm]

2. Nanotechnology is going to happen

Although it will be years--I think--before we see wholesale practical results. With tech exploding like it is we are going to face a number of new ethical challenges.

[brush]

4. Uh-oh. A lot of old guys are going to take note of this development.

[madokie]

7. Like me for instance :-)

[charliea]

20. Well, Yeah!

Those of us who are 'out of warranty', are always be looking for after market equipment!
I've already got an 'after-market' installed and have had to go to the body shop for more than one repair.

[n2doc]

5. It already is

Again, I am not hoping for failure here. I have just seen way too many 'breakthroughs' that never seem to really improve things. Hoping for the best.

[ismnotwasm]

9. Ha! Like "cold fusion"--I remember that

We'll see when it gets to human trials...

[G_j]

3. Please state the medical emergency

[Kablooie]

6. Star Trek has predicted several other technologies before so why not this too?

[PatSeg]

8. Star Trek was the first thing that popped in my head!

[Roland99]

12. Same here!

[Mister K]

14. Dr. McCoy in ST IV. I grew a new kiddney.

[catchnrelease]

24. You beat me to it!

That was going to be my comment, lol!

[bora13]

23. funny that

the designs and ideas from sci-fi have been a major boost to 20th and 21st century concepts
and major inventions. Nautilus (verne), communicator (motorola flip-phone and beyond) and now
if this is real then a medical device to start a process of curing with a touch as seen on star-trek.

thanks writers and scientists!

no thanks to hard-right and hard-religious who oppose most science. Although I will
add that there are certainly the writer types like Ayn Rand who don't do actual science any favors either.
Unless Steve Bannon comes out with an auto-fellatio adaptor, one each.

[Plucketeer]

15. I'd love to see this actually used as a cure

But it never dawned on me (when I was watching the series years ago) - was being half bald a choice?

[MagickMuffin]

10. Thanks for sharing!

This appears to be very promising! Can't wait until they have human trials!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. This is clearly in the very preliminary stages.

It's going to be years, if ever, before this is actually a viable technology.

And yes, nanotechnology is going to change medicine -- along with lots of other things -- but again, it's some distance down the road at this point.

[TrogL]

13. Will it regenerate kidneys?

[Qutzupalotl]

16. REGENERATIO!

[Duppers]

17. Video

Will we be able to clone ourselves with this?


Seriously tho, I hope this works! It'd be a most magnificent breakthrough.

[woundedkarma]

18. cynical...

Even if there were a chance this was real and worked out as the article says...

big pharma will kill it because it would take billions, maybe trillions from the industry.

[Egnever]

19. The power of big pharma is not as strong outside the US

We might be dragged to it kicking and screaming by the rest of the world but like horses and buggies progress does not stand still.

[certainot]

21. wow.

[trueblue2007]

22. MAYBE THEY CAN REPAIR MY HEART !!! i have congestive heart failure

1 side of my heart is broken