Replacement cartilage can grow in any shape with 3D-printed “spheroids”
Researchers at TU Wien have developed a new way to grow cartilage from stem cells and guide it into basically any shape required. The breakthrough could lead to better ways to patch up injuries.Cartilage is the rubbery tissue in joints that acts like a cushion to stop bones rubbing against each other. But as important as it is, it has almost no regenerative ability in adults, so when it’s damaged due to injury or just decades of wear-and-tear, it can lead to painful chronic conditions like osteoarthritis.Scientists are…