In situ bioprinting of cartilage implants
June 20, 2023 – Cartilage damage can cause pain and disability. Existing surgical procedures designed to repair or reduce the impact of this damage typically yield limited results. Medical researchers and engineers are therefore looking for other ways to repair cartilage damage. In recent years, 3D bioprinting appears to be a promising solution to promote tissue regeneration.
Researchers from the University of Manchester, Nanyang Technological University have now examined the current state-of-the-art techniques of robot-assisted in situ bioprinting surgical systems for cartilage regeneration and listed the pros and cons. The results were recently published in the journal International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (Robotic in situ bioprinting for cartilage tissue engineering).
Schematic illustration of key strategies for in situ cartilage bioprinting (Illustration from Robotic in situ bioprinting for cartilage tissue engineering)
