Orthonics Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Orthonics has developed a way, using nanotechnology fabrication techniques, of creating a microarchitecture on the surface of a hydrogel or polymer such that its physical shape induces bone and cartilage precursor cells to differentiate into cells that produce bone and cartilage. Its first product will be a device for the repair of a damaged annulus of the spine.
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