3D-Printed Bones Could Help Landmine Victims

Dec-23-16 A new 3D-printed bone technology could help treat patients who have been wounded by landmine explosions.

Created by a team from the University of Glasgow and sponsored by Find a Better Way, the technology involves a 3D-printed bone scaffold that is coated with stem cells and the BMP-2 growth factor. The prepared material in then placed in a specialized machine called a Nanokick, which shakes the scaffold to prompt the bone tissue to grow at a much faster rate. Customized pieces of bone can be produced in about three to four days, and the implanted bone tissue will eventually grow to fill the space as the scaffold dissolves in the body.

Image: Stem cells in position to begin secreting bone.

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