3D-printed bone structures may help treat patients with osteoporosis

Scientists have discovered how specific bone structures - called trabeculae - can be replicated through 3D printing, which could have potential impact in medicine as well as the construction industry. A team of researchers from Cornell University (NY, USA), Purdue University (IN, USA) and Case Western Reserve University (OH, USA) have found that the structure of human bone - known as trabeculae - has properties that make bone durable enough to last a lifetime.  By replicating the structure through 3D printing a model 30% thicker than that of bone trabeculae, the team may have figured out how to create a lightweight...