: Once the print was finished, the jawbone wasn't ready for Leo yet. It was placed in a bioreactor , a chamber that mimicked the conditions of the human body, allowing the cells to begin maturing into solid tissue. The Transformation
In the sterile, blue-tinted light of the Advanced Reconstructive Suite at St. Jude’s Medical Center, Dr. Elena Vance watched as a robotic needle danced across a glass substrate. It wasn't laying down plastic or metal; it was depositing layers of —a delicate cocktail of living cells and specialized hydrogels. 3D Bioprinting for Reconstructive Surgery:Techn...
The procedure, which usually took twelve hours of grueling bone-shaping, was completed in four. The graft fit like a missing puzzle piece. A New Face, A New Life : Once the print was finished, the jawbone
