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Researchers successfully use 3-D ‘bioprinting’ to create nose cartilage
A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3-D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures. The work aims to make it easier for surgeons to safely restore the features of skin cancer patients living with nasal cartilage defects after surgery.
The researchers used a specially designed hydrogel a material similar to Jell-O that could be mixed with cells harvested from a patient and then printed in a specific shape captured through 3-D imaging. Over a matter of weeks, the material is cultured in a lab to become functional cartilage.
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Adetola Adesida co-led a research team that discovered a way to use 3-D printing technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in restorative surgeries. (Photo: Faculty of Medicine &Dentistry)
A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3-D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures. The work aims to make it easier for surgeons to safely restore the features of skin cancer patients living with nasal cartilage defects after surgery.
The researchers used a specially designed hydrogel a material similar to Jell-O that could be mixed with cells harvested from a patient and then printed in a specific shape captured through 3-D imaging. Over a matter of weeks, the material is cultured in a lab to become functional cartilage.
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A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3-D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures. The work aims to make it easier for surgeons to safely restore the features of skin cancer patients living with nasal cartilage defects after surgery.
The researchers used a specially designed hydrogel a material similar to Jell-O that could be mixed with cells harvested from a patient and then printed in a specific shape captured through 3-D imaging. Over a matter of weeks, the material is cultured in a lab to become functional cartilage.
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April 29, 2021 - 1:46 PM
CALGARY - Byron Seaman, one of the founding owners of the Calgary Flames, has died at age 97.
Byron James B.J. Seaman and his late brother Daryl Doc Seaman were among six Calgary men along with Nelson Skalbania who bought the Atlanta Flames and moved the NHL club to Alberta in 1980.
The Seaman brothers were co-owners of the NHL franchise for 30 years.
B.J. Seaman, who was born in Rouleau, Sask., died Saturday in Calgary, according to an obituary posted on the website of McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes. We remain forever grateful for the prominent role B.J. and his brother Doc played in bringing the NHL to Calgary,â Flames co-owner and chairman Murray Edwards said Thursday in a statement released by the team.