Tiny diamonds could become best friends to youths with cleft palates

This study showed that our method has a contained, targeted and sustained effect, so we’re very excited about it,” Hong said.Previous experiments showed nanodiamonds to be safe within the body and to be excreted normally. Similarly, earlier work demonstrated that enzymes break down hydrogel.The researchers plan to continue laboratory studies and hope to bring their treatment to clinical trials. Their approach has implications for treating other craniofacial conditions and sleep apnea, as well as healing wounds and bone injuries.Other authors of the study were Dong-Keun Lee, Lawrence Lin, Hsin Chuan Pan, Deborah Lee, Peng Deng, Zhenqing Liu, Danny Hadaya, Abdulaziz Mohammad, Xinli Zhang, Min Lee and Cun-Yu Wang of UCLA Dentistry; and Hye-Lim Lee of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC Irvine.The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health ’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Science Foundation, the National Cancer Institute, the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Research Foundation.
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