Engineers Use 3D Printer And Bone Like Material To Create New Bones (video)

Engineers Use 3D Printer And Bone Like Material To Create New Bones (video):

3D printers are becoming more and more common in every day life and are even becoming available to the masses via Kickstarter. Now Researchers at Washington State University and engineers have been able to use a customised 3D printer to create a bone like material.

Which researchers are hoping will allow them to repair injuries in humans. The new material can be used as a support to help broken bones while they mend, and then dissolve away, leaving no side effects in the patient.

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