Un pezón biomimético con conductos replica la mecánica de la lactancia materna a través de la ontogenia en un modelo

Elska B Kaczmarek1, Kendall E Steer2,3, Max Sarmet2

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA. elska.kaczmarek@nau.edu.

Pediatric research
|August 22, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Los pezones biomiméticos, diseñados para imitar los conductos mamarios, promueven una mecánica de lactancia infantil similar a la lactancia materna. Esta innovación puede ayudar a reducir las disparidades de salud entre los niños amamantados y los alimentados con biberón.

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