API Joins Swansea Medical School to Develop 3D Printed Cartilage

American Process Inc. (API), an Atlanta-based company dedicated to the development of renewable biomass materials, has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Swansea University Medical School in Wales to develop 3D printed cartilage to be used for facial reconstruction. One of API's major products is their BioPlus nanocellulose material, which will be used as part of the JDA to create scaffolding material for the project. Human cells will be blended with various nanocellulose scaffold formulations and 3D printed to create living tissue which, the research group hopes, can eventually be used for reconstructive surgery. The goal is to develop anatomically-shaped tissue, tailored to individual patients, that can survive long-term. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/141415/american-process-swansea/
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