Scientists at the University of Arizona have secured $2 million in funding from the US Department of Defence for a five-year project to develop a 3D bioprinting process that could accelerate bone repair. The team will create 3D print bone-shaped scaffolds with calcium particles and adult stem cells embedded in them, aiming to develop a system which encourages bone growth. During the study, implanted wireless sensors will also relay data to the team about the load weight taken by the scaffold during exercise, which could inform subsequent post-surgical physical therapy.
Scientists at the University of Arizona have secured $2m in funding from the US Department of Defence for a five-year project to develop a 3D bioprinting process that could accelerate bone repair. The team will create 3D print bone-shaped scaffolds with calcium particles and adult stem cells embedded in them, aiming to develop a system which encourages bone growth. During the study, implanted wireless sensors will also relay data to the team about the load weight taken by the scaffold during exercise, which could inform subsequent post-surgical physical therapy.