Over time the skin begins to lose its ability to fully repair itself. Both the cutaneous cells as well as the extracellular matrix show changes in structure and function which result in a loss of elasticity. Accumulation of these changes is visible in the wrinkling of the skin.
As part of a patient education series for Cancer Treatment Centers of America, XVIVO created multiple animations to exist online alongside patient case studies and interviews. This particular animation was designed to be an approachable overview of skin cancer. The video discusses how skin cancer starts, grows, and can be diagnosed and treated.
The beautiful thing about science is that once we understand how things work, we can then make intelligent decisions. There’s a lot of highly politicized and sometimes conflicting messaging floating around about the current COVID-19 pandemic raging across the globe. So we thought it would be timely to share with you some highly informative animations we have produced about the mechanisms of virus transmission and the capability of the human body’s immune system to fight back and protect us.
To better treat wounds and skin injuries, Acera Surgical designed a new class of resorbable scaffolds engineered from nanoscale fibers. These scaffolds are able to restore damaged tissue by uniquely imitating the native extracellular matrix.
The XVIVO team is proud of a recent project in collaboration with Dr. Daniela Nicastro , Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Nicastro and her research colleagues had completed some complex and ground-breaking research into how cilia and flagella generate their whip-like motion, and they asked XVIVO to help them visualize the …
On March 9th, your knowledge of the human brain will be challenged and revitalized through years of research and understanding conjured by the brilliant Dr.Marian Diamond. With over two million dedicated YouTube followers and a penchant for toting around a brain in a box, her special is bound to astound viewers. The PBS documentary and …