Researchers treat ear defect by growing implants from cells

First, the scientists built scaffolds based on the children’s healthy ears using CT scanning and 3D printing. Those scaffolds were then seeded with cells from the children’s underdeveloped, microtia ears and cultured for three months. The team then implanted the ears in the five patients, who have been continuously monitored ever since. Now, the researchers …

Continue reading “Researchers treat ear defect by growing implants from cells”