Sunday, March 08, 2009

Thumbs up for 3D bone printer

Thumbs up for 3D bone printer - health - 07 March 2009 - New Scientist: "EXACT replicas of a man's thumb bones have been made for the first time using a 3D printer. The breakthrough paves the way for surgeons to replace damaged or diseased bones with identical copies built from the patients' own cells."