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New ultrasound tech could be used to 3D-print implants inside the body | In order to keep surgeries minimally invasive, it would be great if implants could be injected into the body in liquid form, then solidified once in place.
In order to keep surgeries minimally invasive, it would be great if implants could be injected into the body in liquid form, then solidified once in place. Well, a new ultrasound-based 3D printing process may one day make that very thing possible.
In this example, DAVP is used to close the left atrial appendage in a goat heart, which can reduce the risk of forming blood clots inside the heartJunjie Yao, Duke University; Shrike Yu Zhang, Harvard Medical School In lab tests performed so far, the scientists have used the DAVP technology to seal off a section of a goat's heart (as would be required when treating nonvalvular atrial fibrillation), repair a bone defect in a chicken's leg, and print chemotherapy-drug-dispensing hydrogels inside liver tissue. An experienced freelance writer, he previously obtained an English BA from the University of Saskatchewan, then spent over 20 years working in various markets as a television reporter, producer and news videographer.
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