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Anne Yau1, Maxwell Landolina1, Mari Anne Snow2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
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Nanomaterials have a broad impact on both space and biomedical research but have never been produced in-space for regenerative applications. During the Axiom-2 (Ax-2) mission, our team completed the first-ever low Earth orbit (LEO) manufacturing of Janus base nanomaterials (JBNs) for cartilage tissue regeneration. This fabrication of JBNs in LEO resulted in superior product homogeneity, stability, and loading ability compared to Earth samples, demonstrating the benefits of manufacturing in microgravity.

