#2: 3D PRINTED BONE
A popular item in Japanese cuisine, seaweed may now have uses beyond the kitchen.
Researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia have developed a nifty 3D printing device that can “draw” new bone using a seaweed-derived alginate ink.
The BioPen device allows surgeons to inject a mixture alginate and bone cells directly to the site of injury, regenerating new tissue.
The BioPen has already been used to successfully grow cartilage in animals.
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