A new synthetic material could help fix broken penises—at least in pigs

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A new synthetic material could help fix broken penises—at least in pigs
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Goodbye, oink-rectile dysfunction.

that had injuries to the tunica albuginea. They found that the patches constructed from the artificial tissue restored erectile function such that it was similar to that of normal penile tissue. The results suggest that these lab-made patches can successfully replace the natural tissues’ function.

They analyzed the effect of the ATA patches after one month and found that while the synthetic tissue didn’t restore the microstructure of the natural tissue surrounding it, it developed fibrosis comparable to that in normal tissue and achieved a normal erection after the penis was injected with saline.

“The results one month after the procedure showed that the ATA group achieved good, though not perfect, repair results,”In penile injuries, the tunica albuginea is usually not the only tissue damaged, according to Shi. The surrounding nerves and the spongy tissue that runs through the penis’ shaft called the, are often damaged as well, which makes repairs more difficult.

“Our work at this stage focuses on the repair of a single tissue in the penis, and the next stage will be to consider the repair of the overall penile defect or the construction of an artificial penis from a holistic perspective,”

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