Adobe Stock A process developed by researchers in Australia is simpler and less toxic than the current ways to create material suitable for human implants.
Researchers have made it easier to fabricate bone-like materials for surgical use through 3D printing with the development of a ceramic-based ink that includes living cells.
Scientists from the University of New South Wales in Australia developed the ink, comprised of calcium phosphate, that allows for bioprinting of material that can be used to repair damaged bone tissue, right in the place where the bone needs repairing, they said.
While this in and of itself is not completely novel, the process can be deployed at room temperature and without the use of toxic chemicals or radiation, said Iman Roohani from UNSW’s School of Chemistry, who led the research.
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3D Printing Bone-Like Structures that Contain Living Cells
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A novel technique could lead to 3D printed bones that provide a more natural and less intrusive alternative to bone grafts.
Bone breakage and loss through illness is not uncommon. Currently, we deal with these things by performing bone grafts, but this process requires taking a section from another bone, cutting it to fit in place, and holding it steady with metal plates and scaffolding that has to be removed in further operations. Even worse, if too much bone is missing or irreversibly damaged, the only option is amputation.
Ceramic-based ink used to print bone with living cells
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