3D Printing
3-D Printing Offers Helping Hand to People with Arthritis
(Michigan Tech) – Adaptive aids are expensive. Additive manufacturing, using low-cost 3-D printers, can save upwards of 94 percent for simple household items. […]
Arthritis
3D Printing
AMBER to develop 3D bioprinted implants for arthritic patients
(3D Printing Industry) – The AMBER center, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is undertaking a project to develop 3D bioprinted implants for people suffering from osteoarthritis. […]
3D Printing
3D Bioprinting: What Can it Do Right Now?
(3DPRINT.COM) – Much research has gone into the 3D printing of 3D printed bone and cartilage. Last year, Australian researchers successfully transplanted 3D printed knee cartilage into sheep, paving the way for human trials and commercialization. […]
Arthritis
Semi-Automated Design Program Could Develop Patient-Specific Knee Implants
(ODT) – People whose knees have been affected by osteoarthritis, also known as the “wear and tear” arthritis, often have to get knee implants to repair the damage. […]
Arthritis
Treating inflammatory arthritis with hydrogel
(Harvard Gazette) – To better manage inflammatory arthritis, bioengineers and physicians have developed a delivery system for getting anti-inflammatory therapies to the sites where they are needed most. […]
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Suspect Stem Cell Treatments Touted for Knee Arthritis
(Medscape) – Hundreds of clinics in the United States are selling stem cell treatments for knee osteoarthritis without solid evidence of their claims, researchers warn. […]