Friday, November 23, 2012

3D Printer Produces Artificial Cartlilage

Innovative 3D Printer Produces Artificial Cartilage.  Medical News Today (MNT)  November 22, 2012.

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has combined two techniques--an electrospinning machine and an ink jet printer--to produce implantable cartilage.  A combination of synthetic and natural materials insures both that the tissue would grow and that it would be strong.

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