Researchers Implant 3D Printed Cartilage Cells into Mice

Dr. Paul Gatenholm is a professor of biopolymer technology at Chalmers University of Technology and the co-founder of CELLINK. He's already a pioneer in bioprinting, and he led the team, consisting of researchers from Chalmers and Sahlgrenska Academy, that used a CELLINK bioprinter to 3D print a construct formed from hydrogel mixed with human cartilage cells. After it was printed, the construct was immediately implanted in mice. While this wasn't the first time Dr. Gatenholm has successfully implanted cartilage in mice, this time his team took a further step forward. Not only did the cartilage tissue survive and grow, it vascularized, meaning that it formed its own blood vessels. Furthermore, the fact that it was implanted into the mice immediately after printing was significant - previous studies involved growing the cartilage in the lab before implantation. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/168853/3d-printed-cartilage-cells/


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