British scientists have decided to help children born with physical defects ears. They have created a bionic ear, using the technology of three-dimensional printing. That will allow several times to reduce the number of operations on the child's head.
Children with congenital defects ears Including their absence should be at least 3-4 surgeries. First, the patient is inserted into the ear of the costal cartilage, and then the work is painstaking surgeons to create a new organ of hearing. Head of Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine University College Alex Seifalian with colleagues using the 3D printer has reduced this process to one step.
3D model is created based on the copy of a healthy ear - it is scanned, display mirror and make the frame future body to the printer, using a biological "ink". The framework is being introduced under the skin of the arm, to form blood vessels and skin. The implant is formed at 4-8 weeks, and then the surgeons removed it from his hands and implanted in the patient's head.
This whole process has been tested on rats. But there are many who want to test the technology for yourself. The researchers plan to begin to operate children not until next year. Scientists believe that such a breakthrough in medicine affect the establishment and other parts of the body with the help of 3D printing. (READ MORE)
Unique operation to implant ear rat removed employees BBC Inside Out.
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