“Imagine an impact that causes half of a long bone to shatter so that it can’t be put back together - no current surgical treatment can ensure that kind of injury will heal,” explained John A. Szivek, a scientist at the UA College of Medicine - Tucson. “This is a really big problem for the military, where explosions or combat injuries can cause big bone defects.”
To help military personnel with these devastating injuries, Szivek, a biomedical engineer and pro...
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
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3D printing for bone healing and implants is the subject of a new 5-year project at the University of Arizona (UA).
With a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, a study will be launched that aims to heal bone fractures using 3D printed scaffolds and adult stem cells. The project will be led by Dr. John A. Szivek, Ph.D., a professor and biomedical engineer at the university’s College of Medicine in Tucson.
Dr. Szivek describes the particular problem he is seeki...
3D PRINTING INDUSTRY
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