3-D Printed Nerve Guidance Conduits
May 26, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
“Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Engineering have created a new technique for producing 3D printed NGCs for peripheral nerve regeneration. Polyethylene glycol, a clinically approved material, was used to print the guides according to designs formulated using customizable computer aided design (CAD). A type of 3D printing called laser direct writing was used to fabricate the NGCs, which consist of a scaffold of small tubes that direct the regrowth of injured nerves.” MORE
Image Credit: MedGadget and University of Sheffield