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‘Glue gun’ prints bone grafts directly onto fractures during surgery | A modified glue gun prints bone grafts directly onto fractures during surgery
A glue-gun-like device that can be used to print biodegradable bone grafts directly into fractures could revolutionize orthopedic surgery, offering personalized implants that speed healing and cut infection risks.
A glue-gun-like device that can be used to print biodegradable bone grafts directly into fractures could revolutionize orthopedic surgery, offering personalized implants that speed healing and cut infection risks. “Our proposed technology offers a distinct approach by developing an in situ printing system that enables a real-time fabrication and application of a scaffold directly at the surgical site,” said Jung Seung Lee, co-corresponding author of the study and associate professor of biomedical engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea. Micro-CT scans showed that, within 12 weeks after surgery, the printed scaffold produced a stronger, more natural bone structure, with no signs of tissue damage or abnormal inflammation.
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