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Posted by: Jim on: 12/20/2012 12:58 PM
The group created a hybrid printer by combining an electrospinning machine and an inkjet printer which allowed them to combine both natural and synthetic materials.
This allowed them to create printed cartilage that was more stable and stronger than those that use gel materials.
The ability to have 3D Printed cartilage on demand could be a boon to the plastic surgery business and perhaps even joint therapy.
“The development of the new 3D cartilage printer has the potential to be extremely instrumental in providing patients with a better approach to both rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty procedures,” said Dr. Azizzadeh. “Now that we have the ability to produce a strong artificial cartilage, the necessity of using cartilage grafts from the ear or ribs may be a procedure of the past.”
If you would like to read the full article in Biofabrication, it's here: http://iopscience.iop.org/1758-5090/5/1/015001
This allowed them to create printed cartilage that was more stable and stronger than those that use gel materials.
The ability to have 3D Printed cartilage on demand could be a boon to the plastic surgery business and perhaps even joint therapy.
“The development of the new 3D cartilage printer has the potential to be extremely instrumental in providing patients with a better approach to both rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty procedures,” said Dr. Azizzadeh. “Now that we have the ability to produce a strong artificial cartilage, the necessity of using cartilage grafts from the ear or ribs may be a procedure of the past.”
If you would like to read the full article in Biofabrication, it's here: http://iopscience.iop.org/1758-5090/5/1/015001
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