Bioprinted Implant May Help Paralyzed People Walk Again
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Medical science has not yet found a way to restore walking ability in someone paralyzed from a traumatic spinal cord injury.…
Israeli Tissue Engineers 3D-Print An Ear
Brian Blum via Israel21c – A small percentage (0.1% to 0.3%) of babies are born with congenitally deformed ears. This can have a severe psychological impact,…
Tissue Engineering Could Provide Diabetes Cure
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – A novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes under development at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology uses tissue engineering to…
Bio-Printed Blood Vessels Now Possible for Body Implants
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – The science of tissue engineering uses cells and biomolecules combined with scaffolds to repair, replace or regenerate a damaged body…