3-D-printed bioabsorbable scaffold for ACL reconstruction with bone regeneration

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Researchers have designed a 3-D-printed porous scaffold for use in reconstructing ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) in the knee and engineered it to deliver a human bone-promoting protein over an extended period of time to improve bone regeneration.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news